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.

Of his siblings, Babe is the shiest. While his elder siblings fit more in line with the Common breed, being friendly, social, and approachable, Babe is tepid, shy, and easily frightened. In this way, he takes more after his father, Mini, who is also significantly more isolated than other Commons. Speaking of which, it is Mini who Babe tends to hide behind and rely on. He's close with his more antisocial parents and is never too far away from them. Sometimes, other dragons will bully him for this behavior, calling him weak, hapless, and a momma's boy, accusations he can never defend himself from. His brothers are good about swooping to his side and fending off such instigators, but they can't always be there for him. This gives Babe even more of an incentive to isolate himself and hide from others. His self-esteem could not be more unstable, and he seems to view himself as completely worthless.