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.

Escaped was killed shortly after reaching adulthood. He was out hunting on sacred grounds in his immaterial form. Before he had a chance to materialize behind his victim, a holy spirit attacked him. It thought he was hunting for souls of the living, and it was right. The holy spirit used its powerful soul magic to trap Escaped in his immaterial form. Then it proceeded to ruthlessly attack him with its sharp claws and magic. Escaped was no match for this spirit, and tried to run away. He was only able to avoid some of the attacks, but the magic was what killed him. After his death, the holy spirit tried to purify his evil soul, but failed. Escaped was able to finally flee, since he had no body to anchor him now. He fled out of the hallowed grounds, never wanting his soul redeemed. He feels that goodly creatures are too restricted in their ways, always needing to think of others before themselves. Being evil is the true way of freedom, only having to worry about yourself.