Shadow Walkers are a strange breed that possess the ability to slip between the planes of reality, becoming immaterial. This allows them to hide in the shadows, either hunting from the concealment of near invisibility or evading enemies. Though they become corporeal to mate or to eat, they spend most of the rest of their lives walking in the shadows. Shadow Walkers are wary creatures, though on dark autumn evenings when the leaves fall to swirl in the chill, rain damp air, they may be seen drifting out from the shadows.

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.

Stiletto Scream is constantly wearing a pair of high-heeled shoes. No one is quite sure where he got a dragon-sized pair of high heels, but they do look awfully fashionable. However, the other dragons in his group (known as the Dragoncons) constantly ridicule him for his fashion sense. Thankfully he is so confident in himself and his beautiful heels that he doesn't even blink an eye. When he tries to do work though, he is constantly tripping. Even though the others tell him high heels aren't practical for work, he still refuses to take them off. Because of his lack of ability to do absolutely anything without falling flat on his face, the other dragons just grumble and eventually take on the task for him. In the meantime, Stiletto Scream will watch them from his perch with a haughty expression.