Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

Anderer has never had the confidence of his father. He is an outcast of the cave, and though he longs to be accepted, he can never bring himself to stray from his dark, mossy corner. Day after day, he waits for someone to come to him—and from time to time, a noble lady dragon, whom he calls Hope, does come. His fondness for her, and her closeness to him, have carried his depressive nature through many dark days.