Abatwas

Abathwa, Batwa

The tiniest creatures in human form, who live in the anthills of southern Africa and live on their foragings from the roots of grasses and other plants. Sightings are rare because the abatwa are the shyest and most elusive of all creatures in human form. When they do reveal themselves, it is only to children under four years old, wizards, or pregnant women. A woman in the seventh month of pregnancy who sees an abatwa male knows that she will give birth to a boy.

The abatwa are perfect miniatures of African tribepeople and they maintain a clan and family structure similar to that of the tribes, but they are not a warlike race and they never seek dominance over the ants which they share their quarters.