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.

Small is fairly average for a Common. He's a friendly, little scavenger who never engages in rigorous activity. He's a total innocent, a cinnamon roll. However, this also means he tends to be overly trusting and reliant on others. Small can't really do anything on his own. While he isn't as badly afflicted by this as his brother, Pequeno, who has such bad dependency issues he speaks to rocks and twigs when left alone, he is pretty incapable without company. Small is nowhere near as physically built as the rest of his family. So many of his relatives are talented acrobats that are well-respected by the rest of their community. Small is the complete opposite. He is easily the slowest, weakest, and least talented hunter in his family, leading him to rely heavily on others to help or even just do the work for him. He doesn't mean to be lazy or needy, in fact, he feels ashamed of his weakness and sees himself as a burden to others. In truth, Small thinks a lot of these unhealthy thoughts.