Pillow Dragons are covered in enormous amounts of fur affectionately referred to as fluff. Despite their deceivingly large size, they can still fly even with such tiny wings because their bodies are remarkably light. Pillow Dragons have a habit of sleeping for up to eighteen hours a day, waking only in short bursts. During their few waking hours, they take the time to hunt for prey. Once a pillow dragon becomes an adult, its fur grows very slowly. Pillow dragon fur is used to make very expensive and valuable cloth known as “dragon cashmere.”

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.

Stygg was rather spoiled growing up. He is the child of the two most revered dragons in his cave, and he was the first his parents decided to keep. Before Stygg was born, his parents abandoned any eggs they produced, simply because they had no interest in keeping their children around. But as the story goes, before Stygg hatched, his parents felt he was special, and they decided not to give him up. Throughout his upbringing, Stygg was seen as a priority over the other hatchlings. He had every possible privilege offered to him, and being so spoiled definitely took a toll on his personality. He has a very childlike mentality, thinking that he can get away with anything since he was led to believe that he is some sort of prince. Despite his intolerable immaturity, his parents continue to shower him with affection, because they just adore him so much. They deny that they are the reason he is so spoiled.