Split Dragons use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals and rarely eat plants. They are intelligent dragons who enjoy mental challenges, preferably alone; Split Dragons are normally solitary except during mating season. When mating, many dragons come together in a group to raise their eggs and hatchlings. These groups tend to be very noisy—reminiscent of a thunderstorm—and last only until the hatchlings are capable of surviving on their own.

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.

Two-headed dragons are unique enough to deserve a separate classification from ordinary dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, snapping back and forth. Their unique anatomy prevents them from breeding with single-headed dragons.

Venkata is actually made of two names: Ven and Kata, which each head is separately named. The odd thing about Venkata is that the heads will never agree with each other on a topic. Or rather, Kata will always disagree with whatever Ven has to say. Whenever Ven speaks, Kata is always ready to argue against him and call the other head some choice names. Ven tries his best to get along with his other half, but he, along with the rest of the Ruda Clan, suspect that Kata disagrees just for the sake of disagreeing with him. This is further reinforced by the fact that in all other aspects of life, Ven and Kata get along beautifully. Why Kata insists on being so difficult to Ven is a mystery to all, but the current popular theory is that Kata has an irrational fear of losing his individuality and feels he must establish himself by disagreeing with Ven.