Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

Gilded Ninja dreamed of being a ninja ever since he was a little hatchling. So when he was big enough, he went off to the Ninja Academy to learn their secret arts. He became a very powerful ninja, and now he goes around rescuing fair dragonesses from the drudgery of besieging castles.

Ninja is a wee bit stuck up—understandably so, since his kind are very rare and often looked up to by others. He prefers to be addressed as "Your Most Excellent Shimmerness" or "The Lord High Ninja of Goldness" or on occasion "My Ninja in Shining Scales!"

When not ninja-ing his way around the world, Ninja can be found sleeping in the sun, swimming, or dallying with females of all shapes and sizes.