Pink Dragons are primarily herbivores and only eat meat during the mating season, when mates will exchange kills. When it is not breeding season, pink dragons spend most of their time incubating eggs and caring for their clan’s young. Due to their feminine color, it was traditionally thought that pink dragons were a strictly female breed, but this is not true.

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.

Ilonpilkahdus is a cheerful pink dragon whose joyous attitude often has a positive effect on other creatures as well. As a hatchling, Ilonpilkahdus suffered from many illnesses, and one bad injury made it impossible for him to fly. He can sprint short trips, but is unable to hunt. He spends most of his time watching over the eggs and hatchlings with the cave's guardian dragons, for he has a warm and good heart. His physical deficiency doesn't bother him at all. The name "Ilonpilkahdus" is Finnish and means "twinkle of joy".