Failed attempts to experiment with magic often result in transforming dragons into these hellish creatures. They are extremely dangerous, and will mindlessly kill any living creature without regard to friend or foe.

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.

Mid-autumn is not a happy time of year for dragons of the clan. It signifies the harvest, the commune of ghosts and spirits, the conquering of fears... and the conquest of fear. There is a real danger in the season, one spoken of in whispers and firelight.

Every year, without fail, five dragons are found slain on the morn of Hallow's Eve. The clan can only huddle near each other the night before and pray that nobody they know will be among the lost when they wake up—if they wake at all. The most recent year was no different... yet perhaps some trace of foul magic lingered, because while five died, three awoke again. Not the same, though. Changed. Silent. Broken.

Hungry.

There are wards around the graveyard now. The clan has learned to pay their respects by day, because there are things that lurk at night...