Balloon Dragons are so named because they are filled with a gas that makes them almost lighter than air, similar to balloons. However, they are not prone to bursting, as they are covered in tough skin and can deflate themselves if necessary. In addition, they generally are slow moving. They use their gas bladders to float to the tops of trees, where food is more abundant. They can shift their weight from their backs to their fronts, allowing them to reach leaves and fruit.

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.

Lady Giggler has always been a rather happy-go-lucky dragon, spreading her cheerful disposition and sunny outlook among the other dragons of the cave.  Her goal in life is to see the entire world smiling, all at the same time—a difficult feat, to be sure, but one that she firmly believes she can accomplish.

Or at least, she used to believe she could accomplish this.  This was before she met Darkscourge, the dark marrow dragon.  Attracted to his "bad boy" attitude, she took on the task to change him and his outlook on life, converting him from a dark-spirited soul to her champion for happiness.  Not only has this event not occurred, but an accident has befallen all of her offspring, converting them to vampirism, the darkest of the dark dragon arts.  Now with sinking heart, Lady Giggler's cheerful disposition is sinking to despair.  If she cannot rescue even her own offspring, what chance does she have to save the rest of the world from themselves...