Gnomish
Gnomish culture is the primary culture of the Gnome race. Despite often being misunderstood by outsiders, it is an ancient and vibrant culture with many intricacies.
Naming Traditions
Feminine names
Masculine names
Unisex names
Other names
Gnomes often give their children a unisex middle name, even if their first name is gendered. It is common for nonbinary and transgender gnomes to switch the order of these names.
Culture
Major language groups and dialects
Gnomish is the primary language of gnomish culture. Native speakers of Common occasionally find the language frustrating and confusing due to the number of false cognates the language shares with Gnomish.
Shared customary codes and values
Gnomes value joy, wonder, and invention above all else. Experimentation, even failed experimentation, is celebrated and cherished.
Art & Architecture
Music
Gnomes have modified or outright invented a number of musical instruments influenced by other cultures but adapted for their short stature. Examples include the Futfök (a double bass-like device operated by foot pedals) and the Syúupërtrúujpër. Since so many gnomish instruments are mechanically complex, they are often only tuned to play in one or a few keys, and so any given band will be made up of performers with instruments specifically geared towards playing in the singer's favorite key. Gnomish music is therefore relatively harmonically simple, but often rhythmically complex. Popular gnomish genres include dirtstep, whistle choir, flowerviolence, and root rock.Funerary and Memorial customs
A gnome must be buried in their ancestral gnomelands, the land from which their ancestors were first carved. Tradition holds that the Soul of a gnome not returned to their land is never allowed to ascend to the Outer Planes.
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