Elma is a female dragon from the Dragon Faction of Harmony, the opposing faction of Chaos (to which Tohru belongs to). She adopts the name Elma Joui as her human alias after she finds that she is unable to return to the dragon world. Elma is very persistent in that she tries to bring Tohru back to the other world, despite the latter voicing her opinion that she'd rather stay peaceful living with Kobayashi. Elma's most defining personality trait is her gluttonous appetite. Elma has a sweet tooth of sorts, having shown her love of food of all kinds from the cream bread, to after her first day of work, when Kobayashi gives her a piece of a hashbrown, to where she impulsively buys a bag of waffles. Because of this side of her, Elma can easily be tempted when presented with food. She is even willing to sometimes go against certain rules by the Harmony Faction despite being a well-known member. In some instances, her gluttonous appetite is depicted as a borderline addiction.