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.

Death's Mourning may not have the most cheerful of names- she truly prefers to go by Dee or Mour- but whatever it may suggest, she isn't the least bit somber. She possesses a wild personality, and her proud lineage does nothing to prevent her antics. Pranks and thieving are her forte. Her favorite pastime is stealing from great human libraries to add books and knowledge to her horde, though she's been disappointed to find on multiple occasions that orchestrating a getaway through a body of water isn't the best idea when your loot is made of paper.

Dee's heists have infuriated many a king, mage, librarian, and dragon alike, but her childlike naivete usually wins her amnesty and, more often than not, a new friend.