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.

Elliot loves his pumpkin; he helped Recila pick it out, drew a design for her to carve into the pumpkin, helped her to clean out the seeds... And once all that was done, he was overjoyed with the wonderfully malicious grin that decorated the pumpkin's face.

The troublemakers in the Cave didn't try to hurt his pumpkin either, and even if they dared, he had many others that were stored and ready to be carved. Admittedly, they were nowhere as perfect as his pumpkin, but they would work until next harvest, when his old pumpkin would have to be replaced.