Black Marrows are named for their dark colored hides which are encased in a distinct exoskeleton. Their skull and the top edges of their spine push out from under the skin as they age. As such, their young need excessive amounts of calcium for this armor to develop. The older a Black Marrow dragon is, the more skeletal their appearance. They often use their skeletal looks to lure in foolish scavengers or terrify predators. These vicious dragons love nothing more than to crack open bones with their stony beaks and eat the marrow inside. Voracious scavengers, Black Marrows will swarm and devour corpses both old and fresh, sometimes even dragging larger finds to the water to allow them to “ripen.” Despite their dreadful demeanour and often horrid stench, Black Marrows are devoted mates and parents.

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.

Atrox Letifer doesn't have a good reputation. Even though he was raised by Fumeus Umbrosus and Ebena Terrens as if he was their own child, he never stopped feeling lonely and misunderstood. And even though he loved their actual daughter Cinerea Umbrosa, a Shadow Walker, and was loved by her, that still wasn't enough. He wanted to take over the Holiday Clan and to get rid off its two leaders—the Vampire dragon Cruentus Acerbus and the Silver dragon Elatus Argenteus. His rebellion failed and he did not succeed. His desire to rule was his downfall and he was cast out of the clan. His current whereabouts are unknown. Some fear he has joined the Sect of the Seven...