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.

Pine Nut, like his constant companion, Nightingale Soul, once lived as a house dragon on a rural farm. His main task from that life included keeping their master's farm rat-free. When their master died from old age, Pine Nut and Nightingale Soul were left to fend for themselves. During this time, their already strong kinship was strengthened from their dependence on the other to survive. Pine Nut's contribution to their survival was his miniature size and cleverness, which always helped the pair find food. In time, the dragon duo crossed paths with Shield Tail and Dark Drakon's herd, whom they've remained with ever since. However, while all the dragons in the herd welcomed the pair, most of them remain skeptical over how a pair of former house dragons could pull their weight in a battle with dragon slayers.