Vampire Dragons are members of the undead. They sustain themselves by drinking the blood of others. It is said that they are only “alive” at night, and seem dead or asleep during the day, as they cannot endure sunlight for long periods of time. Vampire Dragons can only reproduce by changing the eggs of other dragons, puncturing the shell with their fangs and injecting venom that kills the baby inside.

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.

Krer Hemata is rather shy and wary of others. He never seems to fit in, even though he lives among dragons who are not vampires like himself. He is always seen alone, even in a crowd. Nobody seems to want to be around him, and it has been like this ever since he hatched out of a bitten egg. His parents, after much fighting over him, decided to keep him and raise him as one of their own, even though he couldn't even be considered one of them anymore. They sent him off to learn with the other hatchlings, and that was where his troubles began. The other hatchies hated him from the start, some even being cruel enough to throw rotten tomatoes at him. Krer Hemata tried his best to make friends, but no one wanted to be friends with a vampire. Eventually, Krer Hemata decided that he would always be the outcast, and concentrated harder on his studies. He became well educated, and even though he has all this knowledge, other dragons still refuse to see him as a gentle, kind individual.