Shimmer-scale Dragons are a very beautiful breed with small—but highly reflective—scales that shimmer and shine as the dragon moves through water. They don’t have fins or webbed feet, but their long, eel-like bodies allow them to swim quite fast. They were once rumored to carry large pearls in their claws—causing many to seek them out in search of this fabulous treasure. In reality, the “pearl” is of greater value to the dragon, for the fabled treasure is actually an egg carried by a migrating female.

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.

Nima Ator is charismatic. Whatever adversity she finds herself in, she won't need to worry for long, as other clan-members are always willing to help her. Being a shimmer-scale dragon, Nima keeps her existence a secret to the outside world, except for her clan, because of hunters. Since the scroll master ordered clan-members to protect these rare dragons, Nima has lived a great life. While some rare dragons genuinely need the help, Nima became spoiled, taking advantage of her situation. Nima possesses grace, beauty, sense of style and social poise. She uses these features to manipulate others. Nima is however conflicted over her situation. Nima is insecure with if her clan only loves her for her beauty and status rather than for who she is. She fears the possible day that her clan might get fed up with her and leaves her to fend for herself. Nima knows that she would not survive, not having the skills to take care of herself because of her own self-inflicted over reliance of her clan.