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.

Garland is the oldest of the pygmy mini-clan and despite being the leader is not as serious as they might like. The other pygmy dragons all have humourless and sturdy natures, whereas Garland is quite nice and caring. He also likes cooking.

Garland often breaks into human dwellings at night to ply his craft and many humans wake up in the morning to find their kitchen a mess and a tray of baked cookies waiting for them, although how he manages to do so with his tiny size is anyone's guess.

Although many think he is a pushover, he has been known to show a more calculating side of himself, often coming up with some quite astonishing plans before rushing off to find some berries for the pudding he has been working on.