Paper Dragons are not truly living creatures. They are pieces of parchment enchanted by magic, and as such, are very vulnerable to fire. However, they behave almost like dragons. The only place where their behavior differs is breeding: paper dragons cannot breed.

Papyrus, as his name suggests, was made from Egyptian Papyrus, meaning he was made back in the Egyptian Times. He has hieroglyphics written on him that mean he is fireproof, though when he tried to test that his left arm got burned off. He was folded into an egg by a witch who was trying out the art of animating objects. However, believing she had failed, she placed it in the Cave to try hide her failure. These days, Papyrus likes to hang out with King Carnation of Nuro Dorkface. He is the 'royal advisor' for him and helps watch over the hatchlings. He pays close attention to King Carnations only child, who is notorious for being quite the prankster. Egyptian Silken Papyrus identifies himself as male, though for a brief period as a hatchling he identified himself as female.