Tall-men (人間 Tōruman?) are a race in the manga Delicious in Dungeon. The name comes from their height and the length of their limbs, and other races sometimes call them "long-legs".
Tall-men are the most numerous of the races, making up about a third of the world's population.[1] Their population is exploding, and the long lived races view them as a threat. Although tall, they aren't as sturdy as dwarfs or ogres, and they're sometimes given the disparaging label "weak for somebody who's built like that."[1]
Appearance and Biology[]
Physically, they are the second-tallest of the races, after the ogres.
There is a range of skin and hair color across the race as a whole, although they can be fairly similar in certain areas (such as in the Eastern Archipelago). Apparently tall-man ears that face the front are referred to as "devil ears," some tall-men think that large earlobes mean you will become wealthy.[citation needed]
The average lifespan of a tall-men is 60 years.[2]
When tall-men have children with ogres or half-foots, they produce viable offspring. As a result, the tall-men population has greatly expanded over a wide range that includes the Western Continent, the Eastern Archipelago and the Northern Continent.[1]
As adventurers, tall-men are considered fairly unremarkable, with only their height and size seen as a benefit. They use a range of different fighting styles and weapons, with some members of their race having an affinity for magic usage.[citation needed]
Culture[]
Tall-men become adults at age 16.[3]
Laios idolizes trolls, but in the half-foot tongue, "troll" is a word for "tall-man."[4] Back when there wasn't much exchange between the races, these beings were invented to frighten children into behaving―"Be good, or the tall-man will come for you"―so the troll is thought to be fictional.[1]
Known Tall-men[]
Laios Touden | Falin Touden | Izutsumi | Shuro | Kabru |
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Maizuru | Hien | Benichidori | Kaka | Kiki |
Rin | Doni | Yaad | Delgal | Eodio |
Freinag | Lord of the Island | Donato | Toshitsugu Nakamoto |
Trivia[]
- In the manga, the kanji meaning humans (人間 ningen?) is given the alternate reading "トールマン" (tōruman) to give the race's name in the series.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Delicious in Dungeon World Guide: The Adventurer's Bible, p. 134
- ↑ Delicious in Dungeon Manga: Chapter 51, p. 4
- ↑ Delicious in Dungeon Manga: Chapter 56, p. 32
- ↑ Miscellaneous Monster Tales -8-