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.

This dragon loves floating over forests with a stick dangling a long string in his hand.  He likes tying different objects onto the end of the string for the creatures below to pick up.  Once they tug on the end of his string, he drops a weighted net down on them and then dives down to see what he caught.

     Meat has been good for a variety of carnivores, plants are usually good for smaller creatures, and worked metal and stone attract the two-leggers and occasional hatchlings.  Once he caught another adult dragon—the resulting tussle with her turned into a mating he hopes someday to repeat.