Seawyrm Pygmies are little dragons that live by the ocean, coasting on the winds above and diving down straight into the water whenever they spot a choice fish. Before their wings grow in, they spend the majority of their time in the sea, their tail fin extending over halfway up their bodies and allowing them to maneuver quickly and easily through the reefs. As they age, they give up some of their maneuverability in the water as that fin recedes into a tail fin better suited for flight. When a Seawyrm Pygmy finds a mate, they will perform synchronized dives together before burying their eggs in the shallow sands, where their eggs can hatch protected from larger predators.

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.

Little Jack, as he is fondly called, wanted so badly to have something that set him apart from the other pygmy dragons at Hilltop's.  He spent weeks laying about in the sea-beds around the island trying to think of something that made him special, but he was stumped.  He was just an ordinary Seawyrm Pygmy, just like all of the others.  One day he stumbled upon a huge oyster while rolling around in the sand.  After he poked at it curiously, as pygmies are apt to do, the oyster opened revealing a gleaming black pearl.  From that day forth, Little Jack carried the black pearl around with him—that is until he met the prettiest female Seawyrm he'd ever laid eyes on!  Little Jack gave his black pearl to Pearl the Seawyrm in hopes of winning her heart, and they've been a happy couple ever since.