Nilia Pygmies reside mostly in mountainous regions, tending to live in large flocks. They are a curious, hyperactive breed; their curiosity often gets them into dangerous situations. Despite this, they are wary around other dragons and animals outside their breed. They are naturally shy and seek their own kind for companionship. Once the trust of a Nilia dragon is earned, they are highly loyal critters, sometimes to the point of being annoying.

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.

The predominant color at the Goldenmage Assembly is, without a doubt, orange—the shade of a healthy magi dragon's scales.  Meetings are always a sea of orange, with only the occasional glimpse of white (resident healer Mera Asklepius and her assistants) or black (lone black dragon Berenay) to break the monotony.  Panbara's blue scales are lost amidst all the orange, and she feels in constant danger of vanishing entirely.  She frequently wonders why she stays—she knows no magic and has no hope of learning any, and Veuren, her sole reason for being there, seems to have completely forgotten her former friend.  All that keeps Panbara at the Goldenmage Assembly is the knowledge that it's a dangerous world out there for a cat-sized dragon and that she'd be even more out of place among the pygmy dragons of Dragontown, the nearest settlement.