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.

As an egg, Thunder Sparked was in his mother's nest, peacefully waiting to hatch. But then, a badger saw the egg as a tasty meal, and took it back to its burrow. Luckily, a Thunder dragon came along and drove out the badger. The Thunder dragon then decided to adopt the homeless egg.

Thunder Sparked hatched in a nest full of Thunder and Electric dragon eggs. Being around all the lightning and sparks for so long somehow increased his speed and agility. He ran around making loud noises all the time, which disturbed the Thunder and Electric dragons.

The dragons then kicked Thunder Sparked out of his nest. There he was, a cold, hungry, lost little hatchling. Luckily, a few Pygmy dragons who lived in a clan for all dragons came along and rescued Thunder Sparked. He now lives happily with his clanmates, and he often races with them.