Sociable and small, Glowback Pygmies are very caring towards other pygmies’ young. They tend to be nocturnal, lazing in the sun or resting in the treetops during the day, while at night they dance in the dark, their backs glowing brightly due to a bioluminescent chemical they produce in the hair-like growths on their backs. These hairs may shine in many colors; some individuals hold a solid shade across their back, while most gleam with a multitude of different hues. They have a love for shiny objects, often taking them back to their nest and leaving something from their home tree in return.

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.

Smallglowing is one of the Pygmies in charge of the young in the Weyr of Small Spaces, working closely with Smalldark and a few others to make sure the eggs are safely warmed and hatched and that the hatchlings are fed and kept out of sight of the larger dragons of the continent. The Weyr survives by living in the shadow of the larger, more violent dragons, after all. The Pygmies are skilled at camoflauge and sneaking beneath the eyesight of the Weyr of Flame, those dragons who seek to conquer all dragons under the singular rule of the tyrant Flameflow.

Smallglowing agrees that the best way to keep the Pygmy clans alive is to work together to keep their group moving and hidden, and so he works for the good of all as much as he can. Pygmies are a varied subspecies, their habits strange and disparate, but he does his best to work for the good of all the clans. He and his two mates, Littlelight and Smallcomfort, are able to raise their young safely here, and that's all he cares about.