Heartstealing Dragons are an unusual breed, named for their mating rituals. These dragons use their long, slender bodies to sneak into both human and dragon holds to steal things over the year. Then, when the right season hits, they give away their entire hoard as gifts, leaving things in the homes of other dragons to attract them. When these gifts are found, however, the recipients can’t always tell who gave the gifts. This receiver often assumes the source of the gift was the original owner, causing them to form friendly bonds with other dragons in the area, spreading peace—and sometimes even sparking love. The only way to know if a gift is from a Heartstealing Dragon is to find one of their wafer-thin scales at the scene.

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.

Arcali is a picture of elegance—slender, graceful fluidity, silky mane, shimmering scales, and a polite, matronly demeanor.

Except for one thing.

Arcali has... a bit of a skin condition. The thin, iridescent scales her breed is so known for are a little thinner than they should be, to the point where they're loose and fragile. As a result, she's often patchy pink, and a trail of reddish, sparkling glitter tends to follow her around—which makes her natural job considerably difficult. She's rather prickly about the issue and bristles when other dragons point it out; she's been known to travel to offending dragons' nests and roll about in them, coating them in a thin layer of fine glitter that the other dragon inevitably picks up.