Pumpkin Dragons are a very small breed, named after their affinity for pumpkins. They are always found living inside hollowed-out pumpkins, and are only seen during the harvest season. Young children often hollow out and decorate their pumpkins in the hope that a Pumpkin Dragon will make it his or her home.

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.

A cheerful pumpkin eater, Gourndon is seen as sort of the grandfather or uncle of the cave, preferring sitting by the fire during the nights telling hatchlings wild stories to actually doing anything strenuous. Nefertem, the leader of the clan regards him with mild amusement since the pygmy entertains the young ones and therefore keeps them out of trouble. She believes he isn't doing any harm by this rather relaxing job of story-telling, though some of the more hard-working dragons are of another mind!