Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

Fire, thunder, and ice had gone into her making, and she channeled all of them in every step of her existence. Anger brought flames from her jaws, her joy sent sparks of laughter into the air, and her sorrow pulled cold winter close and comforting around her. Always striving to gain even greater control of her powers, her journeys have seen her study beneath all the breeds known as part of the Elemental Trio, although she shows a distinct preference for the ways of ice dragons. Yet even as she masters her strength and does good upon the world, an insidious and bitter envy begins to grow within her heart, always asking why those considered Guardians of Nature are shown so much more respect when her powers more than rival their own.