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.

Pola comes across as smaller than she is due to her shyness. In a flight dominated by larger dragons, it's easy enough for her dainty, goldenrod-yellow figure to get lost in the crowd. She understands she should try to not let that size affect her behavior, but she does not have the courage for that sort of self-assurance and as a result, she finds herself pleading for others to help her constantly. She would like to be able to cope with the big world for herself and is trying her best to become more certain that she can handle it.

Fortunately, she's not alone. She long ago noticed her fellow Pygmy, Polum, a dragon who lives with a fierce confidence in himself. It took time, but she finally asked him if he would help teach her how to be more self-sufficient, like him. They're not done yet, but Polum was impressed with her efforts to try to change, and seeing that courage, asked her to be his mate. The world's no smaller—but when they're together, it doesn't matter to her as much.