Shadow Walkers are a strange breed that possess the ability to slip between the planes of reality, becoming immaterial. This allows them to hide in the shadows, either hunting from the concealment of near invisibility or evading enemies. Though they become corporeal to mate or to eat, they spend most of the rest of their lives walking in the shadows. Shadow Walkers are wary creatures, though on dark autumn evenings when the leaves fall to swirl in the chill, rain damp air, they may be seen drifting out from the shadows.

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.

For months after his birth, Reainy was not sure if his human was sure of his existence. This was understandable; Shadow Walkers are very good at hiding, after all. But after several (failed) attempts to capture his human's attention, he began to think that something as wrong. He was extremely upset and offended.

All was resolved when he was seen eating in his corporeal form on the half anniversary of his hatching. Reainy promised never to hide for that long again and always came to eat when called.