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.

All hail with fear the son of Full-Moon's Kiss, her very own offspring bitten by her venomous fangs. But woe to all who cross him, for Darkness' Kiss is much more powerful and feared than his mother! He is known as the Terror of Kitholan, the Destroyer of Hope, the HORROR OF YOUR DREAMS!!!

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Or so he wishes. In truth, Darkness' Kiss is actually a very low-ranking Vampire among Natasha's many Vampire Dragons, for a number of reasons. He is young and clumsy, and every egg he ever successfully bit was stolen by the normal dragons, who whisked it into a random forest and laughed at him for being so careless in guarding it. Darkness is also a bit of a coward, and ran away from a battle with a slightly larger Nocturne once. But deep inside, he always imagines himself as the most feared Vampire of all! "Someday," he says, "Someday..."