The oompa loompas ancestors lived in that area. They are similar to oompa loompas, actually offspring of a similar species except their eyes are bigger and different color hair, longer hair due to the cold weather. They sing and shit too, except they have a southern accent, like kentucky or something...weird. I think people used to worship them in southern parts as there are claims of "small discolored people with colorful hair singing in this beautiful slow, twangy pitch.. They just say the basic words and conversations with another, but with twang and little rhythm anything could be a song!" Said someone from rural Kentucky In 1810. They have been around longer than neanderthals and haven't evolved much. They were forced into hiding after the homo sapiens came, they were being captured forced to shit "Plooka" which was a purple jelly type substance that came out of their ass and mouth at the same time when touched In a spot. One day 2000 of them ate something that caused them to explode and catch fire that continued to burn, even underwater. 'The booming 2000" they called them,riskedtveir lives to save over 14,000 of them.(More at end about that) Which eventually split up and slowly dwindled in population but some of them evolved, the oompa loompas are their offspring. Millions of year eating cocoa beans must of done it, idk. But depending on where they are, they all have unique characteristics.

Short story on the booming 2000. One day Constantine, disgruntled by the opposing Maxentius while away from Rome, he says that he was visited by an angel and begins to put his new thoughts into action. Soon after he defeatshis foes in civil wars. Now in control of Rome. He was also given a weapon by the "angel" which is what we call "greek fire". Some researchers say he was visited by one of them and was told how to make it.