Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

Artu lives close to a human settling and has adopted one of the local farm boys as her 'owner'. Although the boy is quite simple and can't seem to grasp draconic telepathy fully, she nevertheless manages to convey her meaning through the tone of her chirps as well as minimal movements of the head.

She slowly teaches the boy to recognize subtleties of her mood as well as sarcasm and hopes that one day she will be able to accompany him as he leaves the farm and have some real adventures together.