Bleeding Moon Dragons are mostly nocturnal creatures. When outside in the sun, the small red spatters on their back grow and spread, making the dragons appear to “bleed.” It is said that the darker the shade of red, the more aggressive the dragon. Their tail barbs contain a powerful neuro-toxin which they use to subdue their prey. They are solitary creatures except when mating, preferring to dwell in the caves in mountains or other high places. Their large wingspan makes them fast flyers as well as fast runners, but they prefer to glide instead. Males are very competitive and will try almost everything to impress females, who will choose their mates based on speed and performance. Juveniles tend to form bachelor groups once fledged.

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.

kTedk is a bit hard of telepathy-"hearing". That's the main reason he wound up with his mate, 5KIM5, who is constantly "shouting" her thoughts—given his disability, he can't tell when other dragons try to communicate with him. He cares for KIM deeply; indeed he even tolerates when the spotted greenwing runs across his back as she traverses their patch of alpine redwoods. His favorite part of the evening is waking up to whatever she has found for him during the day, and his favorite thing at dawn is her reaction when he gifts her with her share of whatever he had caught during the night.

Sometimes kTedk writes poetry to his mate. One of his best poems reads:

"My love whose scales shine Cirion-blue,

With an emerald cast and an ear for song

This is an ode from me to you:

To keep you near the whole day long

I think of you with everything I do.

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Our dusks and dawns will keep us strong

For the days and nights we travel through

Together forever is how we belong,

Our love outlasts the stron