Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Paled Blood Cloud, known simply as "Pale" in her residence, is an odd dragon, rejected by all other dragons because of the strong scent of blood they smell in her presence. She barely speaks, or even makes audible noises.

The only dragons she will converse a word or two with are Bloody Snow White, Blossom red wings, and Deathflaren Fishbone, her being the only dragon he has no quarrel with due to her quiet and reserved nature not being an annoyance towards him. Her source of nourishment is not eggs, nor hatchlings as she as gone as far as tending to eggs while their mothers are away without permission, having never left even a scratch on the precious shells of the unborn without the command of her Keeper. What the other dragons fear the most is where that stench of blood came from.