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.

Floatadota is a very clumsy dragon. She's well known for inadvertently crashing into everything from trees, to cliff sides, to houses and castles, and then promptly bouncing off in the other direction. In one particularly noteworthy incident she bounced off a golden dragon in mid-flight. The golden dragon was fine. Floatadota needed stitches to mend the tear the angry gold had left in her wing. Thankfully, rather than being embarrassed or angry over her clumsiness she is light and humorous. Her bellowing guffaw is almost as well known as her clumsiness. Almost.