Mint colored dragons are the most peaceful of all dragons; they only eat plants unless they scavenge meat from an already dead animal. They also have no ways to attack others or defend themselves. They are much smaller than other forms of dragons since they only double in size when they mature. Mint dragons are unable to use magic and cannot fly since they lack wings. Their looks have given rise to the common insult of calling dragons “large lizards.”

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.

Icki tends to be the "mediator" between the Pygmies clan and the larger dragons of the flock.  It's not a job he really enjoys, but someone has to do it, and Miralay won't trust anyone bigger than him to speak on her behalf.  Fortunately, he has the Magistrate's sympathy, and it is very rarely that he as the messenger suffers for the news he has to carry back and forth.