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.

Vrhanraas is well known like 'the Shade', for it's nighttime behavior. He is a Vampire Dragon, and has gained the title 'the Mad', or 'the Murderer' for his cynical and egoistical vision of life and party relationship. He wants no mate, he loves to try horrible experiments on others, especially their eggs. His madness is due to an unexpected misadventure when he was nearly mature. His journey-mate decided to abandon him, and he was left for a week without company, food and water. Near a definitive death, Vrhanraas saw himself saved by a young fellow, who called himself a 'Dragon Hunter', who offered him to become his first companion.

From that day, Vrhanraas knew the true meaning of the word friendship, but he continues to have attacks of pure Madness against the Hunter and the other party members. Nevertheless, all the members always forgive him... except Gaelvhrar, the Ice King, who had secretly promise a terrible revenge, for the murder of his first and unique son...