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.

For such a young and tiny dragon (he won't say his age, but people think he looks at least 40), Keg Day seems to have many far-reaching connections. The most important of them are his networks of suppliers and allies in the soft drink and beer industries. Every last Friday of the month is a special day because he dons his apron and rolls out a cartful of kegs into the cave system community center, where any resident can come and have a drink. Keg Day must have a huge pile of treasure or really, really nice friends to be able to afford these and give them for free. Most folks don't question him, fearing he'll think they're ungrateful. They are very grateful and praise their pygmy community member while remaining very curious about him. Even the dumbest, strongest, and meanest dragons behave themselves on that special Friday because they don't want to miss him.