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.

the steel breeze likes "small" things. if there is a miniature version of something, she'll like it more than the full size, even if the things don't quite relate. not surprisingly, she's fond of hatchlings and baby animals. stranger aspects of this trait are that she'll cut her fish up so she can eat "smaller" food, and she never takes care of her children because she knows they'll get bigger. the steel breeze likes writing everything in lowercase no matter how questionable the application. the editors and bookkeepers in her group are somewhat bewildered how she finds her way into the library two hours' walk from the shore to vandalize the text in a bunch of documents.