A drajin is a lizard, a very big lizard that's roughly the size of a large horse, maybe a little larger, used as beasts of burden. They are docile, lazy, and slow, with stubby trunk-like legs the size of a human torso. They have two bony ridges called a crest, following from their nose to wrap around their ear holes along the sides of their head. They have large, diamond shaped scales covering most of their body. Most are colored brown and grey, but there are rarer breeds with brighter colored greens and even reds.

Drajin tend to exist in one of two states: walking or sleeping. There's some debate (among the very few who care) as to when their 'sleeping' state is actually sleeping, or just some in-between state they slip into when they're not walking. The debate stems from the fact that they can move from their sleeping state to their walking state with virtually no transition, and that there doesn't seem to be a 'real' sleeping state.

Despite their slow, methodical pace, Drajin are used almost exclusively for transporting goods, usually as part of massive merchant trains. They are one of the few animals capable of (and practically the only animal willing to) power a sled for long periods of time, repeatedly. There've been attempts to breed faster Drajin, but the resulting breeds never have the sheer stamina the normal boring Drajin seem to possess.