Balloon Dragons are so named because they are filled with a gas that makes them almost lighter than air, similar to balloons. However, they are not prone to bursting, as they are covered in tough skin and can deflate themselves if necessary. In addition, they generally are slow moving. They use their gas bladders to float to the tops of trees, where food is more abundant. They can shift their weight from their backs to their fronts, allowing them to reach leaves and fruit.

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.

Recc isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. His only real concern seems to be food, and how fun it is to roll around in the air. He doesn't seem particularly fussed with the more important things in life, such as whether or not he's going to crash into that tree up ahead, and generally just goes with the flow. He enjoys socialising with any random dragon who just happens to pass his way, and is not below (no pun intended) teasing flightless dragons that are restricted to the ground.

He lives under the rule of the female dragon Daquam.