Pillow Dragons are covered in enormous amounts of fur affectionately referred to as fluff. Despite their deceivingly large size, they can still fly even with such tiny wings because their bodies are remarkably light. Pillow Dragons have a habit of sleeping for up to eighteen hours a day, waking only in short bursts. During their few waking hours, they take the time to hunt for prey. Once a pillow dragon becomes an adult, its fur grows very slowly. Pillow dragon fur is used to make very expensive and valuable cloth known as “dragon cashmere.”

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.

Xell Zaw is a hunter second to no pillow dragon he's ever met. Of course, other breeds may be more skilled as a result of more practice, but they sleep far too little to be healthy. Zaw is more than happy with his life, mated to his cuddly best friend, Jeesy, and father to a tiny little puffball affectionately dubbed Fluffling. The more mouths he can hunt for, the better! He considers himself very lucky to have his mate, for Jeesy is the most creative dragon Zaw knows. She can come up with insanely intricate, beautiful designs and stories, often capturing them visually in tapestries woven from her own fur. The best he's ever done was claw a lopsided heart shape into the dirt (which Jeesy strangely seemed to appreciate more than her own work). The one negative in his life is the Specialist's visits, as the woman seems to never let Fluffling be. He knows she is the reason for his family's safety, but he can't shake the fury he feels when the human puts her hands on his hatchling.