Shadow Walkers are a strange breed that possess the ability to slip between the planes of reality, becoming immaterial. This allows them to hide in the shadows, either hunting from the concealment of near invisibility or evading enemies. Though they become corporeal to mate or to eat, they spend most of the rest of their lives walking in the shadows. Shadow Walkers are wary creatures, though on dark autumn evenings when the leaves fall to swirl in the chill, rain damp air, they may be seen drifting out from the shadows.

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.

I Want to frequently changes his name. Whenever he thinks of a new goal or task that isn't something he regularly does already, he announces it and changes his name so people know he's serious about working to achieve it. Sometimes, it is easily and clearly achievable; he was I Want to Organize My Papers for only an hour. Sometimes, it's harder to tell when the goal has been reached; I Want to Grow Azaleas asked for opinions of others whether he had "enough" flowers. He never calls himself any of his very-long-term or less definite goals because he may never know if he's reached them. Immediate and tangible goals take precedence, so on a day with few chores and worries, I Want to Visit My Dad becomes I Want to See a Play becomes I Want to Brush My Hair becomes I Want to Roast a Rabbit. When referring to him, most people just say "I Want to" and stop there. Whenever someone uses a totally different nickname or calls him by a past name, he pouts and walks through the perpetrator.