Story:
For some reason ELEMENTALS!
suddenly, MAGIC!
then MORTAL COMBAT!!!
followed by, beat up Elders and take their money
followed by, beat up Elders and take their money
followed by, beat up Elders and take their money
followed by, beat up Elders and take their money
followed by, beat up Elders and take their money
followed by, beat up Elders and take their money
eventually, defeat false-god
become revered as a god
defeat purpose
but, in the end
wins
The End
actually on topic
gnomes seem more Lifey...
Maybe Time would have no actual race attached to it, just desert dwellers that roam it (no one controls time, we are merely in it)
Darkness- Any creature of the night made humanoid would work...also sneaky things.