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.

Volant is a rather kind and jovial dragon though he is clumsy in the air due to his time spent in the somewhat cramped caves. He is constantly scraping against stray tree branches and rocks jutting out of cliff sides, which really gets him off balance. Whenever he gets to a tree that bears fruit, he inflates as close to the tree as possible, and when a branch able to support his weight is found, he grabs it and deflates to be able to walk across the treetops.