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.

Elegant and persuasive, the Silver Prince holds a wicked secret near his heart. He uses his charming manner and persuasive tongue to make friends, then turns them against those few dragons who stand in his way. Due to his skill, he has amassed a small army of willing thralls. Those who stand against him rapidly find their names besmeared by rumors, or their favorite treasures tarnished and defaced, but it is rare that anyone challenges him directly—it's unknown what sort of unpleasantness he would wreak in straightforward conflict, and only a matter of time before he angers someone who will take his insults as a challenge.

     The "Dark Waters" of his name reflect his domain—most of his allies are aquatic dragons, despite his own thoroughly terrestrial nature. He boasts that he is unbeatable as long as his allies stand by him, though whether it is true or not is another question.