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.

Munir Nuria the Angelus was found by the human Ember Nuria one stormy night. Little did she know that this shimmering egg, sitting there quietly in the driving rain, would bring so much peace to the highest mountain of Elgar.

Ember raised the egg along with several others, including Torio Nuria. Torio and his mother had been abandoned by his father, and since his father was a Nakusa, he was refused the title of Halo. Despite the hatred Torio received, Munir was kind to him, and would often try to comfort his broken-hearted mother. In fact, Munir brought peace to everyone. He seemed to know who was hurting, who needed someone to talk to, or who just needed someone to be there for them. And Munir became that dragon. Soon, dragons called him the angel, and another title was born, "the Angelus". Munir was an angel to everyone, but he was more than an angel to Celadonia, Torio's mother. They found themselves around each other more and more, and then Celadonia had found her true love at last.