Albino Dragons are so named because their translucent, scale-less skin lacks all pigment. Instead, to help protect their bodies from the sun, they are coated in an oily secretion that blocks the sun’s harmful rays. The call of an albino dragon is similar to a barn owl--a shriek instead of a roar.

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.

For most of her life, Ritual Red has painted herself in rusty clay and performed strange dances on clifftops at dawn. The locals, afraid to speak with her lest she strike them down with her strange magics, try to weave meanings out of her performances. Over the years, they developed a whole science based on anticipating and interpreting her movements. What they don't know is that she only does it because she thinks they're funny when they're confused.