Gnomes tend to dwell in isolated pockets throughout Ansalon, a fact that
many are thankful for. They are a short folk, usually the size of human
children. Gnomes tend to have richly brown skin, white hair and blue or
violet eyes. Males usually wear soft curly beards. Gnomes are short and
stocky, but their movements are quick and their hands are deft and sure.
The gnomes of Krynn are widely known for their crackpot inventions which
inevitably fail. Each gnome is given a "life quest" which they must complete
in order to attain eternal happiness after death. None have yet succeeded.
However, some gnomish inventions have purpose, for other tasks. The
legendary "gnomeflinger" is just one strange invention of this busy and hard
working race. They can still be found today, in Mount Nevermind.
All gnomes are quick witted, however they suffer from one major problem,
they talk extremely fast, and are difficult to understand. Gnomish names
tend to take one to two days to recite, depending on how much a gnome has
accomplished in his life. Never the less, they are accepted upon Krynn,
albeit mainly as the brunt of stories and jokes.
Classes Available:
Cleric, Druid, Warrior, Thief, Magic-user
Alignments Available: All
Key Attributes: Gnomes are physically weak, but quick and extremely clever.
Racial Bonus: R0: INFRAVISION, ARMOR by -10, BASH_MOD by -1
R2: BASH_MOD by -1
R4: ARMOR by -10, BASH_MOD by -1
See also:
"RACE HUMAN" "RACE HALF-ELF" "RACE SILVANESTI" "RACE QUALINESTI"
"RACE KAGONESTI" "RACE HYLAR DWARF" "RACE THEIWAR DWARF"
"RACE HILL DWARF" "RACE KENDER" "RACE GOBLIN" "RACE GNOME"
"RACE MINOTAUR" "RACE DARGONESTI" "RACE HALF-OGRE" "RACE IRDA"