Mariner pygmies do not venture often to any mainland, preferring to lead their lives spread across the ocean’s multitude of small islands. They can soar for great distances with little effort, stopping only as necessary to rest. Mariners feed mostly on fish, sharing large catches with the rest of the colony. Pairs mate for life and usually remain in the same colony; when the colony becomes too large, it begins to split, and the smaller groups relocate to distant islands.

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.

Dependable and earnest, Fischer lives to serve others. He's the kind of guy that always needs to be doing something, and that something always needs to be for someone else. He's a family man; everything he does, in some way, must serve to benefit his family. He fishes for them, defends them, and does everything possible to ensure they are happy and safe. But, of course, that only begs the question, what about him And, yeah, Fischer tends to shove his own, personal needs aside, to a dangerous degree, in fact. He works himself ragged trying to keep everyone fed and has a bad habit of over-managing everyone. He believes that everything falls on him. His mate, Gabriel, has to fight to be heard sometimes and bring him to his senses. It is possible, though, and Gabriel is sure to let him know that he has a shoulder to lean on, that he doesn't have to do everything on his own. He does still struggle, though.