Dark Lumina Dragons received their names from their highly reflective scales, which—at times—seem to glow. They are vain, always strutting about and preening incessantly; if one of their scales has so much as a scratch or a defect, they’ll remove it. Luckily, their scales grow back quickly, and each new growth is more beautiful than the last. These narcissistic dragons live in small groups and prefer to surround themselves with beauty. The males guard their territory and eggs while the females search for meat to eat. Dark Lumina Dragons are much meaner than their cousins.

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.

Auzol is very picky about who visits her living cavern. She spends time lining the entrances with poisonous plants and prickly undergrowth, to discourage wanderers from poking around. Of course, the inside of the cavern is decorated far more appealingly. Large gemstones hang from the ceiling, suspended by nets of thin woven plant fiber threads. These gems catch the light that filters in from cracks in the stone walls, and Auzol can spend hours admiring them as she preens her scales.