Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

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.

He Whose Heart Is Safe is the son of Lady Of Words Of Power and Lord Of Blood. An avid hunter, he likes to take down more difficult prey than his friends, preferring those with sharp teeth, claws, and a tendency to bite back. His scars seem to have attracted a bit of a following among the females in the weyr. He has mated with the white She Who Perfects Hearts as well as the silver Lady Of Destiny And Luck thus far, and he is quite interested in She Who Pierces Hearts, whom he finds very alluring. However, She Who Pierces Hearts prefers to bite him about the head, so his efforts have been quite in vain. He Whose Heart Is Safe thinks that perhaps if he brought her some freshly killed and very bloody meat, he might have a better chance...