Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

Dragons are highly-intelligent reptilian creatures that—from a human perspective, at least—appear to live forever. Many different varieties of dragon exist, each with their own unique qualities, habitats, and behavior. Adolescence in dragons is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. In Galsreim, dragons and humans coexist peacefully.

Tragedy has followed this poor vampire's family for generations. It all started when her grandmother contracted THE DUMB, a terrible and frightening illness which persists even now despite her mate's best efforts to call HAZMAT. Their daughter, seemingly having avoided the dreadful disease, was thankful that at least THE DUMB wasn't Twilight, and the poor old Deep Sea would be spared such painful news. But luck was not on her side—with the birth of her first child, she realized she had been sorely mistaken.

She, too, had THE DUMB—and it was totally Twilight.