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.

Scorch Fire was an original breed chosen to be hatched on the owner's first try. She usually deflates herself when there is a very important meeting with the other dragons. She loves to play with Skyla, the other "origin" of the team. The owner was very pleased to know Scorch Fire grew up and didn't die like when she first had dragon eggs. The human owner herself was abandoned when she was a baby, but she was taken in by dragons. The group of dragons she was taken in by was a strange few, but they taught her their ways. Also, surprisingly, the dragon taught the white-eyed girl to telepathically talk to their kind. After this is when the owner chose out the "origin" eggs.