Gnome

Gnomes are a small, lithe people with roundish heads and pointed ears. Gnomish flesh tones are all various shades of gray, ranging from very light nearly paper-white to deep dark, almost black. Gnomes always have glossy black eyes, often quite wide-set, with almost no visible sclera or differentiation between iris and pupil. They typically have flat, wispy heads of hair in a variety of earthy tones from rich greens to dark browns, pale yellows to fiery reds. Because of their resemblance to shorter, slightly rounder elves, some folklores attribute their origin as offshoots of elven lineages. Gnomes range from 2'6" to barely 4' at the tallest, and few ever weigh more than 100 lbs. or so. Gnomish lifespans are about 290 years on average, with the oldest known gnomes reaching 355 years. Gnomes mature at a very slow rate, typically not reaching physical or sexual maturity until roughly the age of 80.