Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

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.

Strained Andromeda has been fascinated with the sparks in the Deepdark since he was a fledgling. Each night he climbs as high as he can and sits, his head resting on an outcrop or branch, and gazes into the Deepdark until the last of the day-warmth dissipates. He's come to believe that the sparks are Eyes staring back at him, and all black dragons (the most worthy, obviously). After all, what else could draw the attention of such beings as those who dwell in the Deepdark.

One night he was amazed to see some Eyes moving, streaking toward the dragonlands, headed straight for the main cave! He rushed back and found small eggs, one-third the size of any other he'd seen, the exact color of the Eyes. The small beings who later emerged call themselves, "chickens," and the Deepdark, "space," but Strained Andromeda knows these Space Chickens are really Eyes from the Deepdark, come to lead dragonkind to even greater glory.