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.

Jereniko is a little strange, as Pumpkins go. More than a little, really. He doesn't like pumpkins, and refuses to make his home in one unless there is no other option. "Pumpkins are boring," he says when questioned. "Always the same shape. Gourds, now...gourds are the way to go. Such variety! You can tell a lot about a dragon who lives in a gourd. He's expressing himself with those wonderful colors and curly or hourglass shapes. A dragon can really express himself if he just breaks away from what's expected." Never mind that a pumpkin is a kind of gourd. There's no use explaining that to Jereniko; he's far too set in his ways to change his position now. But as delusions go his is pretty harmless, so the other Pumpkins accept him as he is and leave him to his funny-shaped gourds. He's an expert on them, after all.