Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

Shim is one of the greatest romantics in the clan. She believes that every dragon has a soulmate and just needs to find them. This would be all very fine if it didn't involve her trying to convince happily mated dragons that their true love was still waiting for them and they should just ditch the father or mother of their hatchlings to go and search for them. Sometimes a dragon or dragoness will listen to her as she is the descendant of several legendary Valentines but so far none of them have found a greater happiness than they gave up.