Gnomes

A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life, enjoying every moment of invention, exploration, investigation, creation, and play.

Gnomes in Alemi

There are just over 2M Gnomes in Mizra'aki, with roughly 500k of them in urban settlements. The Slovan territories are particularly welcoming to Gnomes (which is not unrelated to their being resistant, if not outright hostile, to Dwarves), with all five of the largest Gnome populations in Slovan land, led by Iskybar in Kema, with over 8,000 Gnomes among its citizens. That makes Gnomes the rare race that does not have its highest population in Ylleneaor, with the most populace city on the continent holding only the 7th largest Gnome count, at over 4,000. This speaks to some long-standing discomforts for Gnomes in Myr lands. By percentage, the city of Skipleham in The Camian Duocracy, Elkana in Kema, and Netā in the Lōka Matribuni are boast over 24% of their population as Gnomes. 4 Myr cities (Tilnreth and Cenorhei in Thasia, Thesya in Esmos, and Erari in Nyria) have the smallest percentage of Gnomes along with--and this is a bit of a surprise--the Slovan town of Banule in Hotria. See The Wars of the Small for some detail explaining the animosity between Gnomes and Dwarves in the areas south of Lake Sanniyati. This conflcit involved both Forest Gnome and Rock Gnome tribes.

Racial Overview

Gnomes

A constant hum of busy activity pervades the warrens and neighborhoods where gnomes form their close-knit communities. Louder sounds punctuate the hum: a crunch of grinding gears here, a minor explosion there, a yelp of surprise or triumph, and especially bursts of laughter. Gnomes take delight in life, enjoying every moment of invention, exploration, investigation, creation, and play.

ability score increase: INT +2

age: Mature at the rate as humans; life expectancy ~450.

alignment: Tend towards good.

Size: Small

speed: 25ft

Languages: Common; Gnomish

race features:

Darkvision

60 ft range. You can see in dim light as if it were bright and in darkness as if it were dim. You only see gray in darkness.

Gnome Cunning

You have advantage on all INT, WIS, and CHA saving throws against magic.

Choose from one of the following subraces.

Forest Gnome

Ability Bonus

DEX +1

Natural Illusionist

You know the Minor Illusion cantrip. INT is your spellcasting ability.

Speak with Small Beasts

You can communicate simple ideas with Small or smaller beasts.

Rock Gnome

Ability Bonus

CON +1

Artificer's Lore

For any INT(History) checks about certain items (magic, alchemical, technological), add twice any relevant proficiency bonus.

Tinker

See PHB 37 for the gory details. Essentially, you can create small automatons (up to three at a time). Think music boxes, a small lighter, and a toy that moves across the floor.

PHB 35-37