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.

Rune was hated at first by almost everyone due to being a vampire dragon and needing to live off the blood of others. After sustaining massive injuries to save the others during a surprise attack one night, he was unable to die but the pain stayed. He was healed by a white dragoness named Nera and his actions in the fight were not left unnoticed. Jet made Rune one of the elite guards after seeing his selfless act, making him a well respected dragon now. Though he still needs blood to survive, he will only feed off of those who will allow him to and only take a little from them at any given time. Again, the queen's sister Nera sustains the vampire dragon with her own blood, but Rune still fails to see that Nera wants him as a mate.