The halflings have light complexions, and their hair can be brown, red or blond. Many halflings dye their hair, often to colors inspired by elven hair tones. Their eyes range from blue to green to brown. Green eyes are rare, and a common saying goes “green eyes and green fingers.” It originates from a belief that halflings with green eyes would have a natural affinity with plants. Arwondel halflings are usually pale, while the Mervin halflings tend to be rather tanned and freckled. Halflings garb in colors that follow the seasons, and when they dress up they prefer bright colors. Their clothes are usually made of cloth, such as wool and linen. They gather clothing materials from nature, such as hemp, linen, vines and roots. They gain wool from their herds of sheep, and their ducks provide them with feathers and grease to make waterproof leather. Other more exotic clothing materials are bought from the Arwondel kingdoms in the south, but only the wealthy can afford them. Common clothing articles are many pocketed coats, vests, cloaks with chaperon hoods, straw hats, bonnets, and knee-length pants. They often use suspenders instead of belts, which they claim to be a halfling invention. Many carry bags, baskets and backpacks made of twined roots or burlap. At festivals they dress up in their finest and most colorful skirts, jackets and hats. The Mervin halflings commonly walk barefooted, while the Arwondel halflings tend to wear shoes or boots of leather. Halflings appreciates the beauty of nature and they often adorn themselves with flowers and leaves. Garlands of flowers, leaves pinned to the lapel or flowers in the buttonhole of a vest are examples of typical halfling decorations. In art they often depict plants, and they craft bead bracelets and necklaces made of nuts. Fossils are treasured as earrings, amulets and rings.