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.

Smaug is one of the few shimmer-scale dragons that are very cold-hearted to other dragons. In his young age, he met little human kid that called him The Golden Dragon; he was so proud that his bronze scales reminded him of gold that he started to call himself Smaug the Golden. That, along with his love for mammon, led him to value gold more than friends. He has become an unbelievably suspicious, mean, and proud creature that cares only about himself, about his partner, and about his golden treasure he hides inside one of the darkest underwater caves. He tries so hard to get every gold, pearl, piece of silver or jewel he sees to enlarge his pile, and he will burn anyone to a little crispy stain only to get their possessions. He loves the night and the reflection of The Great Arkenstone's silver curls in moonlight, although he never says anything because he is afraid that she will see in his emerald green eyes how much he loves her.