Caligene Dragons have long been considered omens of death—reinforced by the skeletal markings on their bodies. They exert a malignant force on the world around them, causing other living things to slowly waste away in their presence. Caligenes favor the seasons of summer and autumn, disappearing entirely from the forests they inhabit during winter and spring. These malevolent dragons are physically weak, though this is countered by their natural stealthiness and alarming speed—enabling them to close in on large targets quickly and silently to create ambushes from which prey cannot escape.

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.

Nepenthe Revenga is one of the original Alpha Females of the tribe-pack of Revenga. Devious and insightful, this clever hunter makes exquisite use of psychology in taking down her prey. Not to mention anyone foolish enough to become her enemy. She is an accomplished speculative tracker, very able to project herself into the mind of another being and thereby guess what they might do or might have done, an invaluable ability when pursuing the trail of fled prey (or foes). Like all her kind, Nepenthe shuns bright light, but she is commonly active during the daytime—despite having been bred from Volcano-dwelling stock, she prefers to live and hunt within the dense jungle on the edge of Breedery territory. There, the canopy foliage is so thick that only thin beams of sunlight pierce the interior gloom. Nepenthe holds court in her jungle as a slithering, serpentine doom lurking among the ferns and mushrooms, like a carnivorous plant given the shape of a dragon.