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.

Given everlasting un-life, Camilla endures seething hatred for the living dragons, festering over the fact that her chance for a normal life was ripped away from her. Forced to work with the Deadhearts, she bides her time, waiting to get her revenge on Lestat's Envoy, the dragon which left her in this current situation. However, where she has a hatred for most of the living, she has found a friend in Duon the Two-Minded—a dragon which hasn't exactly had a normal upbringing either.