Sokol's Eyrie

so are dragon beasts very small?

Typically the smallest are around 1,5 m (4'11'') tall at the shoulder, and the taller ones usually reach 3 m (9'11''), but there's always variations who are shorter or taller than the average. Most dragons on Ymsath are very long from head to tail (+ their wingspans), so while some may be shorter than the average human, they still outsize them by a lot.

The smallest ones that fall under the dragon umbrella on Ymsath are drakes, which like dragonbeasts do not breathe fire. They are winged, but typically their wings are suited for flying over short distances (akin to pheasants and other landfowl; using their wings to evade danger very swiftly). Drakes are almost never taller than 1 m (~3'3''), and the vast majority is around 50 cm tall (~20''). Drakes are the most social type of dragon, usually living in groups of around 5-10 individuals. Usually to establish the safety of their group, drakes will gravitate towards living in the territory of a greater dragon, in exchange doing a part of the hunting on the greater dragon's behalf, if it accepts them. To see if a dragon host will accept their stay, the drakes will periodically bring them gifts, and if their host reciprocates, they'll take it as a sign of welcome. If near human settlements, some drake groups may try to take a human for their host, and if an individual isn't familiar with draconic gifting custom, they may inadvertently invite a whole group of dragons into their house.