Gnomes

Most gnomes stand just over 3 feet in height and weigh little more than a human child. They exhibit a wide range of natural skin, hair, and eye colors. For gnomes that haven’t begun the Bleaching, nearly any hair and eye color other than white is possible, with vibrant colors most frequent, while skin tones span a slightly narrower spectrum and tend toward earthy tones and pinkish hues, though occasionally green, black, or pale blue appear. Gnomes’ large eyes and dense facial muscles allow them to be particularly expressive in their emotions.

Gnomes typically reach physical maturity at the age of 18, though many gnomes maintain a childlike curiosity about the world even into adulthood. A gnome can theoretically live to any age if she can stave off the Bleaching indefinitely, but in practice gnomes rarely live longer than around 400 years.

By their very genetics, gnomes are impulsive tinkerers, inventive and curious. Boredom is literally fatal to gnomes so they are always looking for excitement and new experiences.

Gnomes seem to have an innate connection to the feywild are are particularly adept at drawing magic from this realm. Scholars theorise that gnomes may in fact be fey that migrated to the material plane in ancient times before the planes fully diverged.