Dwarf

As had been said, Humanity has had a strain of genetic dwarfism for forever. However, the true Dwarves (lat.: Homo sapiens pumilionis) first appeared in 2011. Starting from this year, human mothers began bearing dwarven and elven babies. Medical researchers called this transformation Unexplained Genetic Expression (UGE). Dwarves are found on all continents and are distributed almost amongst all human ethnic groups.

Physical Characteristics
Dwarves are a short metatype, as their name implies, standing between 4'3" and 4'9" on average. Dwarves are represented in almost every human ethnic group.

Remarkable features include the dwarfs' small body size, short legs and full beards. Unlike humans with dwarfism, true dwarfs have upper bodies that are proportionately larger than their lower bodies compared to humans. Their skin color varies in a similar fashion to humans, with colors ranging from white to black. It is assumed that dwarfs have an average life expectancy of well over 100 years, although proof is still forthcoming. Dwarfs have natural thermographic vision, which allows them to see in a broader spectrum than humans. In addition, dwarfs clearly have a more efficient immune system than humans do, which makes them resistant to most diseases.

Metatype Variants

 * Gnomes
 * Harumen
 * Koborokuru
 * Menehune
 * Querx