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.

Erafade Night-Hearth is a quiet and sullen male dragon. He never goes out in the daytime, and always stays in the darkest corners of the Cave. He is rarely ever seen by his fellow residents of the Cave. On occasion he will come out at night to enjoy the cool air and relax a bit, and this is the only time he comes out of the Cave. He seldom actually speaks to his fellow dragons, preferring to simply stay quiet. Nicknamed the Faded Shadow.