Sunsong Amphipteres are an unusual breed. Due to light interference caused by their magical nature, they don’t seem to be affected by any ambient light source. However, when struck by direct sunlight, they shine a brilliant gold. They are playful and ever in flight; their ethereal and mysterious appearance and the fact that they are usually only seen at a distance have led many to believe they are a symbol of hope and good fortune.

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.

Nobody, not even the Cave Mother, really knows where this dragoness got her fear of daylight from. She has been that way since she was a hatchling, even the slightest bit of daylight on her scales sending her into a fit of fearful squeals as she scurried off to hide in a dark place.

One theory is that it began when she first hatched, that seeing the way her parents went from looking normal to suddenly glowing so brightly the moment sunlight struck their scales was what created this deeply-seated fear. Whatever the cause, it has led to many problems for a dragon whose species are considered the very embodiment of daylight.

Phen is one of the few dragons allowed to live with the Cave Mother, due to her crippling fear, and those rare occasions she does actually leave are only in the dark of night, at the side of the Cave Mother or her vampiric carer, Folly. During the day, she can be found curled up by the fire, head wrapped in blankets in order to keep out that dreaded light.