Black Marrows are named for their dark colored hides which are encased in a distinct exoskeleton. Their skull and the top edges of their spine push out from under the skin as they age. As such, their young need excessive amounts of calcium for this armor to develop. The older a Black Marrow dragon is, the more skeletal their appearance. They often use their skeletal looks to lure in foolish scavengers or terrify predators. These vicious dragons love nothing more than to crack open bones with their stony beaks and eat the marrow inside. Voracious scavengers, Black Marrows will swarm and devour corpses both old and fresh, sometimes even dragging larger finds to the water to allow them to “ripen.” Despite their dreadful demeanour and often horrid stench, Black Marrows are devoted mates and parents.

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.

His name means "Vulture" in Japanese. He is a son of Zetsumei and Shinigami, who love their special boy with all their hearts and more. Hagetaka is a strange looking dragon, with bony features and curving horns. He looks scary, and smells terrible, but he is a kind and humorous dragon. He loves to tell jokes and stories, and enjoys hanging out with others. Due to the smell in particular, few dragons really like being in the same area as him though, so he mostly hangs out with the Vampire dragons, and his mate Keigai. They met when they were just hatchlings, each had just grown their wings, and were learning how to fly. They happened to bump into each other while practicing. They quickly became best friends, and when they grew up, so much more. While most of the other dragons find Hagetaka and Keigai odd and smelly, to each other they are beautiful and nothing but wonderful. They are soul mates, and they always will be.