Witchlight Dragons are silent, secretive beasts that haunt the most remote corners of the wilderness. They beguile their unsuspecting prey into peril by assaulting their perceptions of reality and stoking the fires of paranoia with masterfully-conjured illusions. Unwary travelers have been led astray by the soft, inviting glow of their eyes amidst a sea of encroaching darkness, never to be seen again. Those that survive a Witchlight Dragon’s psychic onslaughts do not escape unchanged: some believe that the apparitions these dragons summon to tempt or torment their victims awaken them to hidden truths about themselves.

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.

Hexelia enjoys terrorizing humans, and other creatures that intrude upon her territory, although sometimes she will approach them and talk with them out of curiosity. She hardly leaves her territory besides to occasionally pursue creatures who flee her mind games. She finds it amusing how weak creatures can be, and watches how they react to her powers very closely, documenting everything she observes. Her mate, Zauberkunstler, supports her with this study by using his master conjuring to lure victims to her from anywhere he finds them. She is almost always by his side, and is deeply in love with him. She is often described as surprisingly clingy and friendly by dragons that have the opportunity to interact with her.