White Dragons are pacifists and specialize in extremely strong healing magic. The only limit of this magic is that it can’t bring back the dead. They only eat plants and never kill living things.

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.

Being a White dragon in the highlands of Alba means there is always plenty to do. The old clans are constantly at war and new breeds of dragon migrate into the lands every day, upsetting what precious balance has been forged. Colman himself is an O'Sheane, one of the oldest clans around, though his mother was a migrant who had to earn her place in society. Colman has taken it upon himself to travel around the different clans of Guardians and Silvers, offering whatever healing he can give them. In times of outright war, he will roam the battlefield searching for the injured. On numerous occasions he has saved his patients from the brink of death. Still, sometimes he is not quite sure he has done the right thing. One case, a young hatchling that had been attacked by a Vampire, still haunts him in his dreams. Although he managed to save Mulad's life, the hatchling had been scarred almost beyond recognition and remains too weak even to walk. Colman doubts whether life was the kinder fate.