I think the inhabitants of the villages (or at least some villages) should be a light colored version of the Endermen that instead of just randomly picking up and placing blocks, actually built stuff. These ones could obviously survive in light (assuming Endermen die in sunlight like the undead currently do), possibly be harmed by darkness. They obviously would not attack you for looking at them.
Also it would be kind of cool if there were underground "villages" of Endermen with the terrain all rough, with little pits and pillars randomly through-out their "villages".
Edit: Putting this quote of my self here from down below because it kind of expands on this idea of mine.
I never said there would or could not be pigmen, but I think it would be cool if at least some of the villages had "good endermen" as their inhabitants. It would also be kind of cool if different biomes had different possible inhabitants and could spawn in just about any biome, deserts could have reptile people, pigmen in forests and/or plains, bird people in mountainous areas, fish/lobster people in the sea (obviously would require gear for deep sea exploration so would have to be in later).
I never said there would or could not be pigmen, but I think it would be cool if at least some of the villages had "good endermen" as their inhabitants. It would also be kind of cool if different biomes had different possible inhabitants and could spawn in just about any biome, deserts could have reptile people, pigmen in forests and/or plains, bird people in mountainous areas, fish/lobster people in the sea (obviously would require gear for deep sea exploration so would have to be in later).
Also it would be kind of cool if there were underground "villages" of Endermen with the terrain all rough, with little pits and pillars randomly through-out their "villages".
Edit: Putting this quote of my self here from down below because it kind of expands on this idea of mine.
If you're a small map maker, send me a PM and if it's good enough I'll advertise it in my sig.