Gnomes
It is said the that the whirring of a gnomes brain never stops as they are constantly creating new inventions of either madness or brilliance, or something in between. These joyful cousins of the dwarves are explosive, both in personality and in their inventions. They are the ones most often holding a feast or a dance, as they seek to enjoy the world to all it has to offer, and figure out every last secret.
Gnomes are usually shorter and weaker than the dwarves, though they make up for their lack of muscle with a brilliant mind. Though they are easily distinguished from halflings by their slender shape, sharper features, and pointed teeth. While gnomes are able to grow beards like their dwarvish cousins, most either cut it short or shave it off completely. Most gnomes can also be found with small scars on their hands and faces, mostly from reckless experimentation.
Gnomes are rumored to always be thinking, even when they're asleep, though this is not true there is a reason for this reputation. Gnomes are excellent alchemists and artisans always seeking for new and interesting things to create, though it often backfires explosively in their faces. It is often said that if one wants to find a gnome, one should just wait and listen after explosions. With the alliance with The Mithil Empire trade routes extend far beyond what the dwarves and gnomes previously had access to, granting them access to new and exiting exotic materials. While the active minds of gnomes are great, it also makes them fall to curiosity quite often and a hard time determining when to stop has led many gnome scholars down darker paths. Some gnome scholars that have delved into tombs and ruins, often fall to dark powers promising knowledge or secrets they could not unlock, and with the death of their god they have no one to watch over them anymore.
When The Great Purge came upon the gnomes they didn't stand a chance against the humans and were quickly forced to flee up into the mountains and beg for shelter from their dwarvish cousins. The dwarves accepted their plea and led them into their cities, though many gnomes suffered the same fates as the dwarves, as all of their cities but Frathwarí which barely held on. While the dwarves were busy with aweing over the new metals they had found, and had begun to forge their new weapons and armor, the gnomes had found a whole new compound using the materials from the mountains and a slight amount of gnomish madness they created black powder. While the dwarves were crashing down the mountains in their heavy armors they were accompanied buy the explosions of canon shells and bombs. When the dwarves retreated into their century long isolation and when the dwarves emerged and made a deal with the Mithil Empire the Gnomes followed.
Ever Active Minds
Gnomes are rumored to always be thinking, even when they're asleep, though this is not true there is a reason for this reputation. Gnomes are excellent alchemists and artisans always seeking for new and interesting things to create, though it often backfires explosively in their faces. It is often said that if one wants to find a gnome, one should just wait and listen after explosions. With the alliance with The Mithil Empire trade routes extend far beyond what the dwarves and gnomes previously had access to, granting them access to new and exiting exotic materials. While the active minds of gnomes are great, it also makes them fall to curiosity quite often and a hard time determining when to stop has led many gnome scholars down darker paths. Some gnome scholars that have delved into tombs and ruins, often fall to dark powers promising knowledge or secrets they could not unlock, and with the death of their god they have no one to watch over them anymore.
Refugees of War
When The Great Purge came upon the gnomes they didn't stand a chance against the humans and were quickly forced to flee up into the mountains and beg for shelter from their dwarvish cousins. The dwarves accepted their plea and led them into their cities, though many gnomes suffered the same fates as the dwarves, as all of their cities but Frathwarí which barely held on. While the dwarves were busy with aweing over the new metals they had found, and had begun to forge their new weapons and armor, the gnomes had found a whole new compound using the materials from the mountains and a slight amount of gnomish madness they created black powder. While the dwarves were crashing down the mountains in their heavy armors they were accompanied buy the explosions of canon shells and bombs. When the dwarves retreated into their century long isolation and when the dwarves emerged and made a deal with the Mithil Empire the Gnomes followed.
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