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.

Xi-Gechelo is like the crazy uncle of the Ix-Xi lineage. He is loved by the hatchlings but disliked by the adults, usually. He enjoys pranking people, and his laugh, a kind of vibrating chirp, can be heard a mile away. He loves to gossip, sometimes even to the point of ignoring people when they ask him to stop. Unlike most Ix-Xi's, Gechelo is not afraid of the water and loves to swim in the clan's lake with the water dragons. His most prized possession is a red rubber ball; he will beg for others to play with him, even if they just toss it to him. He enjoys rainy days and can often be found sitting up in trees. His mate is Ix-Jeniia, a one-of-a-kind dragoness whose love for him is his greatest gift.