Livly

***Looking for the page on Mini Livlys? See: Mini Livly***

A **Livly** is a small creature often adopted as a pet by humans, and usually takes the role of reviving Gardens. Livlys were originally discovered during Europe's medieval times, but eventually became extinct, and thanks to the efforts of Dr. Muller, they have been brought back to life. Some Livlys are capable of sentience and can speak human languages, such as Rudy and Letti and Matthew, but most are kept as pets and can only communicate through noises.

Livlys can carry out many tasks and seem to possess magical abilities. They are able to catch and consume Insects, perform Skills, and create Doodoo. Once a Livly has been taken care of well enough, it will level up. Livlys become attached to humans easily, and enjoy being taken care of by being fed and pet. There is also a different kind of Livly, called a Mini Livly, which is smaller and not fit for interaction.

## History

### Livlys and Medieval Alchemy

*The following information has been retrieved from Livly Island Classic.*

At the behest of the royal family, alchemists were working on research to create the "Philosopher's Stone" every day. The philosopher's stone is a stone with a mysterious power that is said to turn base metals such as iron and zinc into gold, cure all kinds of diseases, and give the power of immortality. Those in power were giving the alchemists a place to study, and in return they were trying to obtain enormous wealth and eternal life.

One day, a mysterious creature was born from one of the flasks being used in their study. It was a very small, golden-haired creature that no one had ever seen, that looked like a mouse and a monkey were added together and divided by two. The alchemists named the creature "Pygmy," which means "dwarf," and were very pleased with its birth. But those in power were furious, and decided that they weren't giving up their place of research to make something like this. But at the beginning, when I heard the story of the alchemists, my expression became joyful. The mysterious creature ate the little insects around it and pooped out jewels. Not only that, but after raising it for a while, it performed magical skills such as launching firework-like lights in front of their owners and blowing gusts of wind.

Many mysterious creatures have been created with many improvements, some as the pets of royalty to collect jewels in secret, so as not to be exposed to those in power of other districts. Among them, various different species were born, and each was given a name like "Pygmy" was. Today, it is believed that some of the stories of so-called fairies and yōkai were told by those who witnessed these mysterious creatures.

Powerful people gradually became greedier, and in order to collect more jewels from the mysterious creatures, they forced them to eat a lot of insects, squeezed their bodies, scrambled for those that produced a lot of jewels, and killed them with jealous intent. Because the creatures were treated so roughly, they eventually became extinct.

### Livlys in Modern Times

One day, a self-taught biologist, Dr. Muller, who lives in Japan, found an old wooden box in his home storage left by his grandfather. Inside the beautifully decorated box was a diary, a quill, ink, and a bag of colorful jewels. In the diary, the days spent by his grandfather were written, and a description of the day when Dr. Muller was born was also there. However, while he was reading, a page full of mysterious languages, figures, and illustrations appeared. Dr. Muller was absorbed in deciphering it. It described the mysterious creatures that once existed in medieval Europe, and also described that the jewels in the wooden box with the diary were the dung of the creatures.

Dr. Muller was very attracted to the creatures. He eventually made up his mind - to revive these creatures to the present day!

Dr. Muller discovered several kinds of genes in the colorful gems. They were genes of various insects, but he found a gene that he had never seen. Using the gene as a base, he conducted various studies and experiments while interweaving his own methods, and finally revived the mysterious creatures.

The creatures that were revived in modern times have gained new abilities that were not described in the diary. The new creatures also have the ability to communicate with their owner. The creatures understand what the owner thinks, and works accordingly. Additionally, what the creatures saw and heard was also transmitted to their owners. The owner can control and manipulate the creature at their discretion.

Although their owners cannot talk to them, it's possible for the creatures to put the thoughts of their owners into their own words instead. This way, the owner can talk to other people through the creature. Dr. Muller named the mysterious creatures "Livlys" because of their abilities.

The first Livly born in modern times, the classic Pygmy, was named as such because of the primitive Pygmys that the alchemists first discovered. Many other types of Livly were born, and each one was given a name by the doctor. He decided to distribute the many Livlys born in his laboratory to the people of the world. His reason for doing so is not known, but according to the doctor, it was "for personal reasons".

    And even now, the mysterious research on Livlys is being continued by Dr. Muller, and new Livlys are being born...

The first Livly revived by Dr. Muller was a classic Pygmy. This Pygmy has a special feature on its head, that resembles a 'sleeping habit' (a Japanese term for 'bed hair', or having 'bedhead', a tuft of hair that appears after waking up). This Pygmy was named Miu Miu (Japanese: **ミューミュー** *Miu Miu*).

## List of Livlys

### Livlys in Livly Garden

* Pygmy
* Tobine
* Amenohigrash
* Gekkoyagura
* Watame
* Ogre
* Black Dog
* Juraphant
* Kumpa
* Pakike
* Hanāruki
* Musicho
* Sunairoyunk
* Hanamaki
* Primitive Pygmy
* Primitive Tobine
* Primitive Amenohigrash
* Primitive Gekkoyagura
* Primitive Watame
* Primitive Ogre
* Primitive Black Dog
* Primitive Juraphant
* Primitive Kumpa
* Primitive Pakike
* Primitive Hanāruki
* Primitive Musicho
* Primitive Sunairoyunk
* Primitive Hanamaki

### Livlys in Livly Island Classic

* Pygmy
* Tobine
* Amenohigrash
* Gekkoyagura
* Watame
* Ogre
* Black Dog
* Juraphant
* Kumpa
* Pakike
* Hanāruki
* Hanamaki
* Neo Pygmy
* Kanbojak
* Kemari
* Otsunowatake
* Musicho
* Touna Modoki
* Yukimuguri
* Shaneko
* Mountain Pygmy
* Lavox
* Sunairoyunk
* Hempukujincho
* Ikkakuferrel
* Hoobeni Mukcho
* Mimi Makimukune
* Volg
* Yukiwarabe
* Kui
* Piki
* Shojo Dharma
* Madara Kaga
* Wōmu
* Ubo
* Osana Higurashi
* Kurome
* Wang
* Medene
* Netatsuzaru
* Bizū
* Candy Snow
* Goz
* Mintsu
* Rion
* Yuki Totori
* Byakko
* Tsunonadeshi
* Imova
* Zebul
* Nightmare
* Urpaco
* Rabine
* Dinotops
* Shaneko
* Snow Dot
* Tsunotsuki Uryu
* Orff
* Fink
* Lilne
* Mizucamino Orochi
* White Dog
* Midori Metobine
* Mignon
* Gitem
* Purline
* Murakumono Tenma
* Puzzle Katahame
* Poisson
* Spora
* Fosk
* Merikuru
* Higerismodoki
* Revenant
* Ulla
* Hachette
* Manawi
* Kurkus
* Stella
* Wolf
* Lucia
* Devil Dog
* Angel Dog
* Natalis
* Renata

### Livlys in Livly Island

* Pygmy
* Neo Pygmy
* Cornulepus
* Momoth
* Black Dog
* Pakike
* Hanapakike
* Tsunoriml
* Gremlin
* Ogre
* Sonimoguri
* Volg
* Madara Kaga
* Archetype
* Watame
* ...

## Origin

Livlys are named as such from the words "Live" and "Lively". In coming up with the name, the concepts of "Living happily" and "Living interestingly" were also included.

## References

1. ↑ https://livly-lib.com/classic/livly-history/