Pygmaioi race

The **Pygmaioi race** (ピュグマイオイ族, *Pyugumaioi-zoku*?, singular: **Pygmy**, plural: **Pygmies**) are part of Elios Pantheon kin group.

## Overview

The pygmies are a race of small people. They are a species consisting of both male and female. The body is about a small human and the height is about a human's wrist to elbow.

## Culture

They wear a pointed hat as their species clothing.

The pygmaioi race is often thought to be out of touch with birds because they appear to be in a quarrel when talking to birds.

## Physical Attributes

The pygmies has good night vision ability and good eyesight.

They have low combat abilities but they can talk with birds and insects. They make full use of their abilities by riding on their birds and run as a postman. The ability changes depending on the bird they are riding.

* Large Crane - It is a common bird that the Pygmies rides. There is no particular abilities and no fighting abilities.
* Large Eagle - They can fight, but it is difficult to tame them.
* Large Owl - They can fight, but they can not take action during in daytime.
* **Caladrius** (カラドリウス, *Karadoriusu*?) - They cannot fight but they have healing abilities.

## History

Originally the specie was born accidentally when the Elios Pantheon made humans. Therefore, it is also counted as one of the Elios Pantheon kin group.

Famous people include a pygmy boy who travelled on a mysterious trip with a migratory bird led by **Akkarr** (アッカー, *Akkā*?), there is a golden spoon auntie who doesn't mind their appearance.

Kuroki meets a pygmy girl called Memole.

Polom witnessed fiends abducting the citizens of Pasipaea Kingdom. Polom informs Crasus and the Hero of Light's Party about the fiend raid.

## Etymology

The **Pygmies** (ピュグマイオイ, *Pyugumaioi*?) were a tribe of diminutive humans in Greek mythology. According to the Iliad, they were involved in a constant war with the cranes, which migrated in winter to their homeland on the southern shores of the earth-encircling river Oceanus. One story describes the origin of the age-old battle, speaking of a Pygmy Queen named Gerana who offended the goddess Hera with her boasts of superior beauty, and was transformed into a crane.

In art the scene was popular with little Pygmies armed with spears and slings, riding on the backs of goats, battling the flying cranes. The 2nd-century BC tomb near Panticapaeum, Crimea "shows the battle of human pygmies with a flock of herons".

The Pygmies were often portrayed as pudgy, comical dwarves.

In another legend, the Pygmies once encountered Heracles, and climbing all over the sleeping hero attempted to bind him down, but when he stood up they fell off. The story was adapted by Jonathan Swift as a template for Lilliputians.

The **Caladrius** (カラドリウス, *Karadoriusu*?), according to Roman mythology, is a snow-white bird that lives in the king's house. It is said to be able to take the sickness into itself and then fly away, dispersing the sickness and healing both itself and the sick person. The caladrius legend formed part of medieval bestiary materials, which typically provided a Christian moralisation for the animals they discussed.

## Development

The pygmy boy and a migratory bird is based on **The Wonderful Adventures of Nils** (ニルスのふしぎな旅, *Nirusunofushiginatabi*?).

The pygmies in the legends has bad relationship with birds, but the author dared to reverse the situation.

Takeru Nezaki said that he made humans into Yarves, the author consider putting the Pygmies in Lilliput.

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 *Dark Knight Story Setting Collections* - Elios Pantheon: Elios Pantheon and Their Kin group
2. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 08 - The Iron Masked Warrior
3. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 12 - The Pasipaea Kingdom
4. ↑ *Dark Knight Story* - The Evil God's Labyrinth: Chapter 13 - Sudden Events
5. ↑ *Dark Knight Story (Narou ver)* - Pygmy Lady