Mint colored dragons are the most peaceful of all dragons; they only eat plants unless they scavenge meat from an already dead animal. They also have no ways to attack others or defend themselves. They are much smaller than other forms of dragons since they only double in size when they mature. Mint dragons are unable to use magic and cannot fly since they lack wings. Their looks have given rise to the common insult of calling dragons “large lizards.”

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.

Pepperminza is named after his favorite fictional character, Pippi Longstockings, whose name actually is "Pippilotta Viktualia Rollgardina Pfefferminza Efraimstochter Langstrumpf". He chose to anglicize the name, though. He is the teeniest tiniest dragon the cave has ever been home to and many think he looks exactly like a green peppermint candy. Some have even been known to try and swallow him! He's a feisty one, though, and knows how to make the bigger dragons pay attention when he wants to.