Common Pygmies are sweet in temperament and palate. They spend a fair amount of time foraging for and scavenging food but have a particular fondness for sweet tasting treats, such as honey. When pickings are slim, they can hunt songbirds and small mammals. Common Pygmies stay in large groups, migrating alongside their food supply. Although capable of the same basic vocal sounds of most other dragons, Common Pygmies prefer to communicate through body language. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that Common Pygmy hatchlings are rather affectionate.

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.

Her true name buried by years of jokes at her expense, Seven is completely obsessed with a certain number between six and eight.

Seven has been obsessed with this number since she was a hatchling. She sees it in everything, from fairy tales to the definition of life itself. To her, it's clear that it must have some magical significance.

What she doesn't share, however, is the number's personal relevance. This was the number of dragons in the gang that taunted her parents then slew her father. It was the number of days that she and her mother had to hide before the gang moved on. It was the number of months it took for her mother's strength to finally fail. And it was the number of small oranges it took to satisfy her hunger when she first landed on Clementine.

Though she is teased for her obsession, Seven has found a job teaching young dragons their primary education. And a few wiser dragons have discovered evidence that there may be truth in her beliefs.