Failed attempts to experiment with magic often result in transforming dragons into these hellish creatures. They are extremely dangerous, and will mindlessly kill any living creature without regard to friend or foe.

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.

A 'Victim of circumstance' Cobalt Claws was sacrificed in a ritual of dark magik, used to create mindless slaves used in war. Not losing his conscious, Cobalt Claws escaped and found a home with his new master, and has as much free will as a normal dragon, other than the fact that he can no longer come out during the day.