Seawyrm Pygmies are little dragons that live by the ocean, coasting on the winds above and diving down straight into the water whenever they spot a choice fish. Before their wings grow in, they spend the majority of their time in the sea, their tail fin extending over halfway up their bodies and allowing them to maneuver quickly and easily through the reefs. As they age, they give up some of their maneuverability in the water as that fin recedes into a tail fin better suited for flight. When a Seawyrm Pygmy finds a mate, they will perform synchronized dives together before burying their eggs in the shallow sands, where their eggs can hatch protected from larger predators.

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.

When Cemjan Tyhla first hatched he caused his Cave Mistress a lot of worry. No sooner had he cast aside his egg shell did he start making a determined crawl towards the cave mouth. Knowing it was too dangerous for such a tiny hatching to go outside the Cave Mistress picked him up and returned him to the nursery under Yamagishi's care.

For the next few weeks Tyhla continued to make escape attempts one after another, always seeming to be heading towards the distant ocean. After a while the Cave Mistress and Yamagishi decided to move him to the sea he so obviously desired. Now in the care of Sakujun the Deep Sea dragon, Tyhla looks a lot happier and plays with him and the other water dragons.