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.

As he grew up, people were always saying "Not an airhead are you" to him. So he grew up assuming his name was Notan Arrhad Aryu. His human didn't have the heart to tell him that wasn't his name since, she couldn't pronounce his real dragon name anyway. So he is now known as Notan Arrhad Aryu. It fits him. It truely does. Fact: Balloon he may be, but he is definately not an airhead. Point of fact, for a Balloon dragon, he's pretty well grounded and sensible, or at least that's the concensus his human and clan have agreed on.