The Great Council of Races

As many of the races protested the life in the gardens, Death had been given to them, and it was time to decide when to die. At first, the races wanted to come to a unanimous decision. Elves, who spent time meditating in the jungle argued for a long lifespan, while humans who grew bored and become without determination wished for a shorter one, as they believed without a drive like death civilization would stagnate. Seeing that they would never come to the conclusion, the humans broke off first, not lasting a century in the council.Right after them, came the dragonborn, orks, lizards, goblinoids, tabaxi and the tortle. Halflings came soon after, envious of new adventures the other races were having. The triton were amazed with the humans' determination and broke off at around 2 centuries. The dwarfs, elves and gnomes continued the discussion. Two more centuries and the dwarfs see who they are arguing with, and not wanting to be in the same boat as the Fey, they left the council. The argument of death between two fey races seemed to go nowhere, and everyone on the council was getting tired after 700 years. That is when the gnomes decided that a half a millennia of life is enough for them, and when no one was left to argue with, the elves were stuck with 7 centuries. Those who were not satisfied went back to the Feywilds, as the rule of the Gods was that no race can be immortal on the material plane.