Nilia Pygmies reside mostly in mountainous regions, tending to live in large flocks. They are a curious, hyperactive breed; their curiosity often gets them into dangerous situations. Despite this, they are wary around other dragons and animals outside their breed. They are naturally shy and seek their own kind for companionship. Once the trust of a Nilia dragon is earned, they are highly loyal critters, sometimes to the point of being annoying.

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 particular dragon creeps many of her acquaintances out. Somehow, this Nilia pygmy lost her shy instincts and instead focusses her curiosity on her fellow dragons. She's constantly investigating dragon psychology—usually experimentally. She would never dream of physically harming someone, but she's been known to mesmerise and hypnotise dragons for hours with arranged visual illusions. While such tricks might be impressive, thus far they've been unable to override instincts such as hunger or thirst—which is just as well, since Mummelratz would probably not be deterred by such collateral damage. She self-identifies as a 'hacker'... though to others that usually just means 'someone like Mummelratz' and, by extension, 'someone to avoid'. Being small, agile and boundlessly curious, Mummelratz commonly doesn't even notice she's being avoided—and with a pleasant personality, experimentation aside, no one she's met so far has really had the heart to tell her to go away.