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.

Lord Bounce is a loud and congenial dragon who has a habit for overindulgence. Everything that he does is enormous; from forging a trade alliance with the neighboring Rex Brood that has made him enormously wealthy, to consuming an enormous amount of spirits, wine, and ale on a daily basis. His mateship with Lady Justice is a longstanding affair and a mystery to those who know them well. It is rumored that Lord Bounce first mated with the Lady for her aristocratic bloodlines, but neither of them have strayed from their cave since. They rule over Credo Lair together, and their unique talents have allowed them to rebuild the once struggling community of dragons.