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.

Jaunie the bloodless's egg appeared strangely in the clan's cave on a chill, moonless autumn night. Separated quickly from the others, it was still allowed to hatch. The result was young Jaunie, a dragon neither living nor dead. Most of the dragons of the clan were terrified and roared for the creature's destruction, but Ancallagon and Asha, two of the clan's elders took a different view and soon convinced their clan. Jaunie has been raised as the clan's own, a thing apart, but accepted as long as she, like the rest, does her part in the clan's defense. She is night-guardian and defense against those of her own kind that might come to prey on her foster clan. She is very quiet, very shy, and fiercely loyal.