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.

There are shadows among shadows—places where the abyss reigns supreme in its suffocating shroud, where the light dares not creep though and illuminate the void. These places belong to Darkest, a wraith of blackest night. Her sweeping wings blot out the sun when she flies, her oddly angled scales reflecting none of the light that falls upon them. Humans fear this bony specter as an ill omen. However, darkness is a quiet and humble thing, and Darkest is no fell beast to be slain. Mostly nonviolent, she prefers to be left alone to her shadows.