Bleeding Moon Dragons are mostly nocturnal creatures. When outside in the sun, the small red spatters on their back grow and spread, making the dragons appear to “bleed.” It is said that the darker the shade of red, the more aggressive the dragon. Their tail barbs contain a powerful neuro-toxin which they use to subdue their prey. They are solitary creatures except when mating, preferring to dwell in the caves in mountains or other high places. Their large wingspan makes them fast flyers as well as fast runners, but they prefer to glide instead. Males are very competitive and will try almost everything to impress females, who will choose their mates based on speed and performance. Juveniles tend to form bachelor groups once fledged.

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.

After being kicked out of his nest for being the runt of the litter, Moonlight was left to fend on his own. As a young hatchling, he was found in a meadow by a kind Royal Blue known in his clan by Izar the Magnificent. His name came from the dewdrops on the moonlit grass of the meadow he had been living in. He took him under his wing and raised him like he would his own son. He trained him how to scavenge instead of hunt, how to care for an abandoned egg, and everything else he knew. Moonlight was eager to learn, and practiced what he'd been taught every day.