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.

Scimitar Coronth hates living among the sulfurous fumes of the volcano that is the home of the Brimstone dragon, Thioth, but if he is to have any Vampires to raise, he must live among these noxious vapors. This is due to the White dragons in the Clan who will toss such an egg out of the Clan's territory if they catch so much of a whiff of a Vampire egg's rotten scent.