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.

Adnessa, being a pygmy dragon, often feels extremely out of place in the clan. All the other dragons seem to look down on him and don't give a hoot about his well-being, sometimes picking on him just for the heck of it. Thus, Adnessa tends to be very shy and withdrawn around other dragons, afraid they'll just think of him as a useless midget. He is, however, very good friends with Forever Small, since they are almost the same size. Adnessa can often be found having long chats with her in the passage which leads to her den.

Adnessa, when first entering the clan, feared that he would be placed into the Undetermined position against his wishes, but Sonre and Fayah saw true potential in him and assigned him to scout rank. Adnessa is excellent at his job, flying above the clouds and scouting out any danger, too small to be noticed against the clouds. However, what he really hopes for is that someday, somehow, Forever Small will be flying as a fellow Scout with him.