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.

This gentle creature loves people, but unfortunately they don't always love him. Blessed with powerful healing magic--a trait gained from his mother--he is nonetheless greeted with nothing but terror when he appears, due to both his ghostly appearance and the rumored curses upon his parents. As such he is quickly decried a spirit of death and chased off... but even with such hateful treatment, he still cares for those who fear him, often lingering half-material in the shadows to heal them in secret, leaving only once his work is done.