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.

Lifted Spirits of the Sky is deeply in love with his mate, Heated Action. He is worried about her tendency to float a bit too high. He hopes that one day she will learn to float at a "normal level", but then again, that is how they first met.

One day he found her floating at the highest point of a tree. Not too high, but certainly higher than needed for a meal. Lifted Spirits saw the danger she could be in, so he used his more controlled floating to get to her. He then grabbed her tail and gently pulled her back down. Once he saw her face, he was immediately taken by its beauty and the way that she seemed to float elegantly next to him.

He never recovered his senses.