Common Pygmies are sweet in temperament and palate. They spend a fair amount of time foraging for and scavenging food but have a particular fondness for sweet tasting treats, such as honey. When pickings are slim, they can hunt songbirds and small mammals. Common Pygmies stay in large groups, migrating alongside their food supply. Although capable of the same basic vocal sounds of most other dragons, Common Pygmies prefer to communicate through body language. It is perhaps no surprise, then, that Common Pygmy hatchlings are rather affectionate.

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.

Teensy is a fairly average Common. She's sweet, affectionate, rather sharp, and spends the majority of her time rigorously hunting down the scraps of larger dragons. However, she is most noted for having a tenuous relationship with her Nilia brother, Admiral. Admiral is the family defender. He is super overprotective of all his siblings and won't let them out of his sight. And, while most of these delicate hatchlings don't mind this and rather enjoy Admiral's watch, Teensy is anything but thrilled over it. Teensy yearns for independence. She wants to rely solely on herself and take care of herself, and Admiral kind of can't handle that. The two of them frequently get into arguments that often spiral into bitter resentment. They very rarely fight physically, but claw or two has been swung in the past. A lot of the family is torn up over this, particularly Teensy's other siblings. A lot of them look up to her and admire her independence, but they also say the same for Admiral.