Gnome

Gnomes are small humanoids known for their eccentric sense of humor, inquisitiveness, and engineering prowess. Having had few overt influences on the world's history but many small and unseen ones, gnomes are often overlooked by the powers that be, despite their craftiness and affinity for illusion magic. Gnomes are present in nearly every Human city and most caravan-stop villages where other cultures and non-human races were at least tolerated.

Physical Characteristics

Gnomes are very small compared to most other races and, with an average height ranging between 3'0"–3'6" and a weight range of 40–45 lbs, gnomes are generally larger and heavier than halflings, though forest gnomes, ranging between 2'1"–2'10" in height and 21–35 lbs in weight, tend to be smaller than halflings, which has led some scholars to erroneously classify all gnomish races as "smaller than the halflings". However, while halflings are commonly said to resemble short humans, gnomes were more comparable with elves, with whom they shared pointed ears and high cheekbones, or even dwarves, due to their tendency to grow beards and live underground. Many gnomes had a more feral appearance than either, however, with hair that often sprouted from their heads in odd directions.
The skin of gnomes run in hue from reddish tans to earthy browns or even shades of gray, with the exact hue somewhat dependent upon the ethnic origin of a gnome. Similarly, gnomish hair varies wildly in color from blond and brown to more exotic colors like white, orange, or even green. Gnomish eyes are often glittering black or blue, although more natural eye colors were also known to the race.

Lifespan

Gnomes are one of the many long-live races in Fazzera, often living as long as elves, living over three centuries was not uncommon, and five centuries is not unheard of. Gnomes are considered to reach maturity at forty years of age. Unlike elves, gnomes show a greater degree of aging as they grow older and once a gnome passes his or her first century, their hair began to gray, and their skin began to wrinkle.

Subraces

There are three known subraces of gnomes which live in very different environments and have adapted to each of them

Deep Gnome The deep gnomes, or Sarash, primarily dwell in cities within the Underdark
Forest Gnome Smaller than other gnomes, these gnomes are shy, secretive folk, living deep in wooded areas
Rock gnome he rock gnomes are the largest and strongest of the gnomes, and primarily live within dwarven societies, and burrows beneath rolling wooded hills.

Related Locations

• Fazzeria
• The Forrest of Nar