Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

Amadeus is a happy, albeit quiet dragon. He is a dragon of few words, preferring to be by himself than with company, if he can help it. He prefers to swim up rivers and streams rather than in wide bodies of water such as lochs and lakes, as he likes having land close on either side of him, making him feel enclosed and secure. He can typically be found in a river, half-swimming and half letting the current take him on lazily. In the evenings he likes to lounge on the bank by a dark lake, waiting for the stars to come out, before he retires to rest peacefully for the night.