Gnomes, A noble Race.

"Shit and cabbage always go hand in hand, one drives the other. It's perpetuum mobile." - Percival Schuttenbach's "pearls of wisdom".

Gnomes are an old and noble race, one of the Elder Races, which came to be the first to populate the northern part of the Continent. They are related to dwarves with whom they peacefully coexist. In the Northern Kingdoms, many gnomes live in Mahakam alongside dwarves, while the majority of those south of the Yaruga inhabit the Tir Tochair mountain range. Few other gnomish former settlements can be found throughout the realms e.g. the Citadel on Mount Cremora and an abandoned underground town beneath the modern-day Maribor.
They are gifted alchemists, jewelers, smiths, and metallurgists known for making swords of the highest quality.
Appearance Gnomes are shorter and weaker than dwarves, but just as resilient and more agile. They are easily distinguished from dwarves and halflings by their more slender shape of a body, exceptionally long noses and pointed teeth. Another defining factor is a beard. Unlike dwarves who always have beards, gnomes either cut theirs short or don't have them at all. Even an exceptionally large and strong gnome with a well-groomed beard cannot be confused for a dwarf because of aforementioned noses which are twice as long as those of other races.
Culture Their society is similar to dwarven clan structures, though apparently less authoritarian, resembling large communes led by people's assemblies and respected individuals. Gnomes are reported to be peculiarly hated by kobolds and are in constant state of war with them in some areas. Hearing fuss in the deep, Mahakaman gnomes are able to evaluate whether the trouble is caused by kobolds or not. Members of the gnomish race inhabiting Tir Tochair seems to have less problems as they don't have an army.
Known to be extraordinarily clever, gnomes excel as smiths and metallurgists and use ancient techniques, patterns and methods to create superb weapons. Their most famous creation – gwyhyr – was considered the best sword in the world. Another profession typical of them is a miner. Gnomish communities live in human cities as well, where their members work as jewelers, artisans, and pawnbrokers. Immature gnomes often work as gofers and office boys for dwarven banks. Some gnomes, on the other hand, tend to prefer less reputable ways of life and become burglars or highwaymen.
"Gnomes, though shorter than dwarves and not as strong, are equally resistant to hardship and much more agile. This ancient and noble race is characterized by their long, pointy noses, in which they take great pride ... Like dwarves, they. love their handiwork, and are particularly adept at the arts of the metallurgist, the armorer, the jeweler, and the goldsmith. Not many, however, elect to ply their trade beyond their native lands, since their grand mastery, and the profits which it brings, 'inevitably becomes the object of envy and thus human aversion, which ends in slander at best and pogroms at worst." - Reverend Jarre of Ellander The Elder. The Truthful Description of the Elder Races