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.

A cold fog rolls in through a village street. Children are rushed indoors by their worried parents who sense something is coming. The moon is hidden behind the clouds as a lonely figure strolls down the street. Necro Dietrich may have inherited a name that means Skeleton Key, but he is a gentle soul. He cannot seem to understand why most creatures fear him; he wouldn't hurt a fly, let alone a child of any species. He'll often battle with Vampires but only to protect the eggs they hunt. He looks around the neighborhood at all the homes with no lights visible. With a heavy sigh he silently fades back into the fog as it dissipates leaving no trace that he was ever there.