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.

Fairly agile in the air for a Balloon, this dragon loves to chase things like birds, insects, and falling leaves. He's also great at minding the young hatchlings, as some would say he's an overgrown one himself. Sometimes he even gives the flightless hatchlings gentle rides into the air on his back. Once when he was young, he wandered into a human village during one of their festivals, and discovered strange, colorful orbs floating on strings. Curious, he moved closer to one of them to investigate and it burst open with a loud pop! To this day he still has a mild fear of balloons and they're the only thing he won't chase if he sees one floating by.