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.

Dracona Dirigible loves to float high in the air. She is a nomad through and through. She wakes up early in the morning from her make-shift nest, which can be made of anything from rocks to twigs, and inflates herself. She will then float to wherever the wind takes her. She will stop for lunch and dinner whenever she gets hungry. Sometimes, she is even content to dine on seaweed if she is over an ocean. Dracona Dirigible never bothers to learn the name of the places she goes, but loves her life nonetheless.