The Pillar Men are from a race of ancient, humanoid, superhuman beings. These beings are now nearly extinct but used to live hundreds of thousands of years ago in the American continent. They are highly intelligent, extremely strong, and able to manipulate their bodies to a very fine degree; however, they are vulnerable to the rays of the Sun and to the Ripple. Their near immortality causes them to produce only very few children, as there is little need, and sleep for millennia instead of hours