Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Twitchy Pile is a time bomb, plain and simple. He rarely communicates with any of the others of his group, and tends to disappear deep into the cave every few weeks. Still, many of the dragons in the clan fear him, rightfully believing that one day he'll simply snap and try to kill everyone. With a name like Twitchy Pile, a nickname that several immature dragons had given his rather disturbing-looking hatchling form, a breakdown would be inevitable for anyone. One Halloween day, before the dawn, this was exactly what happened. Twitchy lashed out at several hatchlings in hunger and mauled the newcomer adult that tried to save them. By the time anyone realized what had happened, five dragons were dead and Twitchy had holed himself away in a distant, remote tunnel of the cave. He still makes appearances to the rest of the dragons, but will flee if someone tries to exact justice on him -- occasionally taking an egg with him in retaliation.