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.

Hekab is a valued member of the Pygmy Mousers because of his remarkable hunting skill.  He can bring in enough rats and mice to fill his weekly quota in a day, or maybe two at the most, leaving him the rest of the week to pursue his own interests.  Hekab has adopted a young girl as a part-time caretaker, and spends much of his free time at her house.  He's an ideal companion—clean, quiet, gentle, and always willing to accept a good scratch around the ears—except for one small flaw.  Hekab keeps bringing his human friend little presents to show his skill at hunting, and can't understand why she's never pleased to see them and always throws them away.