Note #20: Gnomes

Gnomes

The gnomes are cousins to the elves. They also lived in Shalfnah Lohne with the elves and Orcs but where never large playes in the way the world worked. They controled small kingdoms but never grew to being empires.

When the Elves opened their portal to the Thraindhne it is said that Zelnfix, the goddess of the gnomes, came down to talk with the High Gnomish king Zoot Thistletoe. She told him to go forth through the portals to the new world and escape an oncoming danger. Zelnfix promised prosperity for the gnomish people if they acted now. Zoot Thistletoe gathered all the gnomish people and did a full invasion of one of the elven portals. They traveled through and built some strong kingdoms which lasted until the Elven empire came and conquered most of the continent.

When the Gnomish people had been created they where divided into three major kingdoms, each of which harbored a different type of Gnome. This created the 3 diffrent types, the Slyn Dàih (Forest Gnomes), Krieln Dàih (Rock Gnomes), and Sthich Dàih (Wee Gnomes). Each had their own skills.

The Forest Gnomes became friends of nature and became friends with the Elves. The Rock Gnomes stayed more at home and were great inventers. When they came to Thraindhne they became friends with the Dwarves. The Wee Gnomes where smaller then normal gnomes by about a foot. They where pure hearted and valient warroirs. They would always help others. Gnomes live to be about 300 - 400 years old and are at most 4 feet tall.

Note:
If you wish to use these in D&D 5e follow the rules bellow

• Forest Gnomes
• Use Forest Gnome sub race in Players handbook
• Rock Gnomes
• Use Forest Gnome sub race in Players handbook
• Wee Gnomes
• Sub race for the following:
• +1 strength
• Strong Willed:
  Immune to Fear
• Strong Armed:
  Can use large weapons at normal dice damage value.