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.

To help himself stand out from the rest of his pack (and, in the process, irritate the pack's very traditional leader), Muhok has used magic and ingenuity to give himself a line of hair (like a red dorsal's crest, except thicker) that starts at his forehead and runs all the way down to the base of his neck. He thinks the spiky red mane makes him look fierce, but he's sadly mistaken. Even if the vines that keep it in place didn't keep coming loose at inopportune moments, the overall effect is still more ludicrous than intimidating (as he bears a strong resemblance to a horse dragon that ran afoul of an electric dragon).