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.

Mensural likes to measure things. When he's introduced to a new place or unfamiliar thing, he'll look for ways to measure the thing. Height, length, and weight are common starting points, but given the chance, he'll employ more and more unusual methods, such as counting the seconds between minor events and applying a new scale of roughness to a surface. He's very careful and precise in his measurements, even with units he made up, despite nobody caring except him. While the other dragons' reactions to Mensural range from moderate amusement to angry vexation, some humans, most of whom are in the Four Points Standards Body, have expressed interest in Mensural and are rumored to be petitioning legislation to allow dragon members in their organizations.