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.

In the hatchling's den, there is a huge pile of soft things: feathers, moss, dragon cashmere pillows, furry dragons. Huh. Wait a minute...yep, there's a huge pillow dragon sleeping in the nest. On top of him, about a dozen tiny hatchlings, and one magelight Pygmy, snuggle into his fur and take advantage of his warmth. This is a very regular occurrence; Ejay spends a lot of time in the nursery, entertaining the young ones and serving as their bed. He enjoys what appears to be a career in acting like a mattress. Ejay is very lax, and, some might say, lazy. He rarely gets angry, even when particularly mischievous dragons leave unmentionable things stuck to his fur. Not only is he a bed, but also a trading post. Hatchlings hide food, "illegal" toys, and more in his hairy hide so others can find it. The lenient pillow doesn't mind this at all; he hardly ever bothers to search and pick things out.