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'''Pygmies''' is an ancient name, now dubbed [[/pol/|politically incorrect]], for a particular cluster of African and Australo-Melanesian ethnicities characterized by excessively short statures. Unlike humans with dwarfism, they have perfectly normal builds, they're just short - kind of like [[halfling]]s from 3rd edition onwards. | '''Pygmies''' is an ancient name, now dubbed [[/pol/|politically incorrect]], for a particular cluster of African and Australo-Melanesian ethnicities characterized by excessively short statures. Unlike humans with dwarfism, they have perfectly normal builds, they're just short - kind of like [[halfling]]s from 3rd edition onwards. | ||
Because pygmy is considered a dirty word these days, pygmies are pretty much never seen in /tg/ media. In the hoary days of the late 70s and early 80s, [[Warhammer Fantasy]] had a minor human faction native to [[Lustria]] called Pygmies, who are short, rotund, cannibalistic African caricatures described as being a result of experiments conducted by the [[Slaan]] on humans who weren't lucky enough to be turned into [[Amazon]]s. [[Games Workshop]] considers them an old shame, and is adamant that they will '''never ever''' be re-introduced into Warhammer canon, even going so far as to have a [[Blood Bowl]] comic in which an Amazon team competes because the warrior-women ate the original pygmy team that was going to be there. | Because pygmy is considered a dirty word these days, pygmies are pretty much never seen in /tg/ media. In the hoary days of the late 70s and early 80s, [[Warhammer Fantasy]] had a minor human faction native to [[Lustria]] called Pygmies, who are short, rotund, cannibalistic African caricatures described as being a result of experiments conducted by the [[Slaan]] on humans who weren't lucky enough to be turned into [[Amazon]]s. [[Games Workshop]] considers them an old shame, and is adamant that they will '''never ever''' be re-introduced into Warhammer canon, even going so far as to have a [[Blood Bowl]] comic in which an Amazon team competes because the warrior-women ate the original pygmy team that was going to be there. The final nail in the coffin came from author Josh Reynolds, who said that the Pygmies got wiped out when chunks of Morrsleib hit Lustria and the Southlands in The End Times. | ||
[[Dwarf|Wild Dwarves]] from the [[Forgotten Realms]] also borrow a lot from pygmy stereotypes, or at least did back when they were introduced; they were heavily downplayed in 3rd edition, and haven't been seen since. | [[Dwarf|Wild Dwarves]] from the [[Forgotten Realms]] also borrow a lot from pygmy stereotypes, or at least did back when they were introduced; they were heavily downplayed in 3rd edition, and haven't been seen since. | ||
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Pygmies is an ancient name, now dubbed politically incorrect, for a particular cluster of African and Australo-Melanesian ethnicities characterized by excessively short statures. Unlike humans with dwarfism, they have perfectly normal builds, they're just short - kind of like halflings from 3rd edition onwards.
Because pygmy is considered a dirty word these days, pygmies are pretty much never seen in /tg/ media. In the hoary days of the late 70s and early 80s, Warhammer Fantasy had a minor human faction native to Lustria called Pygmies, who are short, rotund, cannibalistic African caricatures described as being a result of experiments conducted by the Slaan on humans who weren't lucky enough to be turned into Amazons. Games Workshop considers them an old shame, and is adamant that they will never ever be re-introduced into Warhammer canon, even going so far as to have a Blood Bowl comic in which an Amazon team competes because the warrior-women ate the original pygmy team that was going to be there. The final nail in the coffin came from author Josh Reynolds, who said that the Pygmies got wiped out when chunks of Morrsleib hit Lustria and the Southlands in The End Times.
Wild Dwarves from the Forgotten Realms also borrow a lot from pygmy stereotypes, or at least did back when they were introduced; they were heavily downplayed in 3rd edition, and haven't been seen since.