Pigts
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Appear (as a group) in issues issue 5, issue 151, issue 155, issue 156, issue 158, issue 159, issue 161, issue 162, issue 164, issue 165. Cameos/Mentions in issues issue 28, issue 32, issue 34, issue 157, issue 195 and issue 196.
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History
At their height, the Pigts had great cities and an impressive system of roads. (28, p.13) They claim to have toppled many empires some of which are the Redeemer Dynasty, the Eastern Monoliths and the Black Tower Empire (5, p.12). They allegedly caused the Mystic Cataclysm that ended the Black Tower empire. (28, p.14)
A race of warriors that live in underground catacombs in the Red Marches. Their leader is Bran Mak Mufin, and he commands an elite group of fifty warriors (5, p.13).
An ancient Pigt Shaman-King created the sword, medallions and helmet that Cerebus later found. A fraction of the Pigts who believed in the icon of "He who is to come after", the aardvark icon, went underground and were protected by the spirits of those ancestors who believed that the icon was the perfect aardvarkian form. (issue 196)
A party of four Pigts, including two named Partha Qua Non and Cromag Macs Milc, discover Cerebus while he's hiding in a tree hollow, during the summer rains of his 26th year, a half-hour from their camp. They hunt him, thinking he's food, and are stunned when they see that he resembles their idol.
At the time, they are trying to topple the Dehrsion monarchy, but hope to get to the Borealans within the decade. These plans may well have been put on hold due to Cerebus' brief presence.
Later Fret Mac Mury attempts to talk the Pigts into staying underground, but when he is struck by lightening and killed, the Pigts arm themselves and march across the Red Marches.
Basis
To some extent these are a parody of the Picts, as written by Robert E. Howard.
Traits
They are fond of drinking fermented goat's blood (5, p.12).
They speak a dialect of Conniptin (5, p.12) but their ancestral land is Iest (159, p.17).
They worship a large clay idol of an aardvark, who looks very much like Cerebus. Their name seems to derive from "sons of the pig", referring to the common name for aardvarks of "earth-pig".
They march in units twelve men deep and twelve men abreast (159, p.16).
Quotes
- "We are a private people and find the privacy comforting" (5, p.9).
- "We exist only to *topple* the empire"
