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.

Itsybone is a Pygmy dragon. His owner found him while she was baking a cake and the egg she was about to use refused to crack. After ascertaining that it wasn't a rock, she placed it in the hatchery, from which it had to be removed as his owner feared that it was in danger of being crushed by the other eggs. It was placed in a small niche where it hatched into an impossibly tiny dragon. Itsybone proved to be extremely adventurous, and for a long time, his family had to be very careful about where they put their feet. Fortunately for him, Itsybone was only squashed twice. Things improved when he learned how to fly, though the other dragons still look twice before spreading their wings or stretching. He now flies around everywhere, over the heads of his family.