Ember Dragons have a great affinity for hot environments. While they themselves are not hot to the touch, their tendency to lurk amongst smoldering ashes has caused many to believe they are fire-starters. Their dully glowing markings serve many purposes: acting as a means of identification between individuals, as an important part of mating displays, and as a way of showing aggression. The long, low build of the breed makes them ungainly in flight, and the thick fleshy membranes of their wings hinder them further. As such, it is rare to see an Ember Dragon take to the air. Ember Dragons are also not particularly sociable; females tend to be defensive, whereas males are more aggressive. Once they have settled with a particular group of dragons, Ember Dragons are incredibly loyal and will defend their pack by any means possible.

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.

Kozmotis Pitchiner was once a proud and respected dragon among his peers. Thought highly of by the others, he quickly rose in ranks until he was in control of the more sinister dragons everyone had come to fear. He did his job well; keeping the nightmare like creatures at bay and far away from the general public. Though he could out-power them, their honeyed words and cruel whispers tore at his very soul destroying the once proud being he had been.

Now, Pitch is the leader to the nightmares he had once policed; a creature torn with their very spite. Years of nothing but the presence of some of the most feared creatures has consumed him. He has no memory of his past self and how he had once been a protector of the innocent. Instead, Pitch has no more desire but to cause blood-chilling fear. It's the only purpose he believes he has.