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.

Zaireus tends to daydream quite frequently. Often under a tree looking off into space, she'll not notice if a hatchling or two comes up to look at her scales unless they make some kind of commotion. If she notices she'll smile and allow them a closer look, even letting them tentatively touch the dazzling scales if they so want. If they go unnoticed however, there's a good chance they'll hear the Shimmer-scale mutter to herself incoherent words or phrases. Typically this freaks them out enough that they'll dart off, having never been noticed by her. Zaireus speculates that her day-dreamy nature is due to her Nebula lineage, knowing that such a breed often stares into space (literally) for hours on end.