Pumpkin Dragons are a very small breed, named after their affinity for pumpkins. They are always found living inside hollowed-out pumpkins, and are only seen during the harvest season. Young children often hollow out and decorate their pumpkins in the hope that a Pumpkin Dragon will make it his or her home.

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.

Pygmy dragons are the smallest category of dragons, being on the same scale as domesticated animals. They are often found around concentrated populations of dragons, relying on their larger brethren to ward away potential predators and leave scraps. As such, the majority of a pygmy’s diet is scavenged. Due to their tiny size, pygmies do not breed with larger varieties of dragons.

This is a particularly small sample of a pumpkin dragon, and accordingly, he was never able to find a good home--all the pumpkins were inevitably harvested and carried away before he could reach the field. This saddened him for many years... until the day a kind old farmer's wife left out a lovely pumpkin for him.

He moved in immediately, but he wasn't quiet about his gratitude--rather, he began to tell the woman and her husband all the secrets of crops and harvesting, the ways to make the corn grow heavy and sweet and make the pumpkins as round and plump as they could ever desire. The family flourished with the dragon's advice, becoming the operators of a great farm, and the little dragon has become as much a part of their family as their own children.

And should someone bring him pumpkin cakes, he's not reluctant to share his wisdom with others, too!