Split Dragons use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals and rarely eat plants. They are intelligent dragons who enjoy mental challenges, preferably alone; Split Dragons are normally solitary except during mating season. When mating, many dragons come together in a group to raise their eggs and hatchlings. These groups tend to be very noisy—reminiscent of a thunderstorm—and last only until the hatchlings are capable of surviving on their own.

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.

Two-headed dragons are unique enough to deserve a separate classification from ordinary dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, snapping back and forth. Their unique anatomy prevents them from breeding with single-headed dragons.

Saraii and Kinarai are the two heads of a Split dragon. When their egg hatched, one of the sisters was observed to poke her head out—and then get pushed aside as the other head made its way out. The first head retaliated by butting her sister to one side. Within seconds the eggshell was in pieces as both sisters literally fought their way out of their egg. And they haven't stopped fighting since. Kinarai says that she was the first to crack the eggshell and look out, which makes her the eldest. Saraii, however, says that as she was below Kinarai, her head was formed first- which makes her the eldest. Most of their family says older or younger, they are both equally immature.