Black Dragons are warriors. They are strong and capable in battles of force, but also ample magic users, capable of devastating opponents with their spells. Their bright eyes give them excellent night vision, which is why they generally hunt during the night.

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.

Stragmar was once a great king, who's territory stretched for miles in all directions. But the power hungry spirit of a long-dead tyrant took hold of his mind, corrupting him, reducing him to a shell of his former self. Under the spirit's influence, Stragmar quickly lost touch with all morals and beliefs and destroyed everything he had worked so hard to protect. The spirit almost had full control of Stragmar, and would have succeed in changing the Black's kingdom to match its own twisted mind, if it hadn't been for an upstart young dragonslayer who made the castle fall down around him. Free yet broken, Stragmar fled from all he had once held dear. He finally took refuge at Hawktalon's cave, though he never completely recovered from his ordeal. Once bold and daring, Stragmar is now shy and weak, with an occasional habit of referring to himself as "We."