Homunculi

The homunculi (??? ???) are a non-native collection of extraterrestrial species introduced to the One Piece world via the powers of the Planet Planet Fruit as used by the legendary Creator, Vulcan. Due to their inherent nature as aliens, a homunculus can possess any sort of natural ability or talent that is naturally found on their planet of origin; usually depending on the object or organism Vulcan designed the planet from. These alien-like beings can range from average looking humans, animals and plants to much more bizarre creatures, including sentient minerals, beings capable of natural metamorphosis, beings made of fire, creatures considered long extinct such as dinosaurs and mammoths, or even more unfathomable beasts. Vulcan has shown that he can even create massive versions of scientifically recorded life like bacteria, amoebas and viruses, or recreate creatures from legend and myth, such as dragons.

These beings normally populate Vulcan's home island in the Calm Belt, safely kept away from the public at large for their protection while also lovingly cared for by Vulcan himself as his "children." Every so often however, a customer may approach Vulcan to request a homunculus of their own, for any number of possible reasons. Likewise, some homunculi have decided to leave the island of their own free will to go and travel the world for an equal number of various reasons.

Currently, the starting slave price for any homunculus is a hefty 1,000,000, most likely due to the rarity of their species in comparison to other races and species in the One Piece world; making the homunculi a highly sought after decoration due to their bizarre or attractive appearances, or a valuable form of labor due to their unusual abilities.

Homunculi

 * Gilgamesh Prime: Captain of The Kirin Pirates

Trivia

 * The homunculi received their name due to the word meaning "little human" in Latin. Both Vulcan and Wyvern 0m3g4 chose this name because of the near-atomic size the homunculi normally possess while living on their home planet; usually being too small to be seen with the naked eye.
 * Wyvern had also chosen the name to play up Vulcan's alchemist motif, as homunculi typically are associated with alchemy.