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.

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of dragons... The Shadow knows!"

Leader of the Verdant Shadow Walkers, The Shadow has settled his kin in the forest on the ridge east of the Mint Garden. This allows him the perfect location to watch over the community, and see the comings and goings by trail, air or river. Often alone, even among his kin, he does not fear the other Verdant dragons, rather watching over them and righting the wrongs he sees. Justice is meted out swiftly, with the bewildered offender at the mercy of the formless mist that cloaks The Shadow's solid grasp. When the guilty one understands the error of their ways, they are released, usually with a lingering terror of the shadowy judge.

"The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. Crime does not pay...The Shadow knows!"