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.

Before he became a Vampire Dragon, Kogeta once studied battle strategy and martial history. While his new nature makes him reclusive and much more difficult to contact, he is still respected for the wartime simulations he developed to test prospective strategists and commanders. Every now and then, he will receive requests from human or dragon nobility to test their personal tacticians. Kogeta tends to look forward to these little assessments, as he often insults the tacticians directly to see how well they can handle themselves under pressure. To keep everyone on their toes, Kogeta never reveals how much of his teasing is due to him critiquing someone's demeanor, or just him acquiring snarky sarcasm after becoming a vampire.