Heartstealing Dragons are an unusual breed, named for their mating rituals. These dragons use their long, slender bodies to sneak into both human and dragon holds to steal things over the year. Then, when the right season hits, they give away their entire hoard as gifts, leaving things in the homes of other dragons to attract them. When these gifts are found, however, the recipients can’t always tell who gave the gifts. This receiver often assumes the source of the gift was the original owner, causing them to form friendly bonds with other dragons in the area, spreading peace—and sometimes even sparking love. The only way to know if a gift is from a Heartstealing Dragon is to find one of their wafer-thin scales at the scene.

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.

Sarah was once a very overprotective mother of her son, Isaac. She and her Albino mate once lived happily together with their son

until he started to confuse himself with his own thoughts, not knowing who he was anymore or what his purpose was. He had done the same to Isaac, pushing him to do dangerous feats.

Sarah was afraid this would permanently harm her son, so she decided to leave with Isaac far from her now distorted mate. It broke her heart, but she had no choice.

Soon, she started to think that her son had become just like his dad, deranged and confused. As her own mind warped and twisted with thought, she had approached him, her eyes blind to his fear over her looming shadow. She no longer knew what she was doing, but Isaac knew what would happen to him, so without hesitation, he threw himself down a small tunnel into its unknown depths to escape her wrath.

When she recovered from her moment of dementia, she was horrified that her son had run from her in fear.