Gnomes
Small tinkerers that live in caves and forests, often confused for halflings but are usually taller. Usually fit into the solitary, enthusiastic eccentric stereotype.
Basic Information
Anatomy
Bipedal, 2 arms, usually short and with a very similar skeletal and muscular structure to humans.
Genetics and Reproduction
Identical to humans.
Growth Rate & Stages
They mature at roughly the same rate as humans, usually spending a few years as babies, then up to about 5 as toddlers.
Gnomes hit adolesence at around 13-15 years old and are considered adults at age 18, although some strike out before that.
Gnomes hit adolesence at around 13-15 years old and are considered adults at age 18, although some strike out before that.
Ecology and Habitats
Living in forests, small caves and deep underground in the Underdark.
They carve out small burrows wherever they can, but deep gnomes often build cities, forest gnomes canopies, and rock gnomes interconnecting tunnels.
They carve out small burrows wherever they can, but deep gnomes often build cities, forest gnomes canopies, and rock gnomes interconnecting tunnels.
Dietary Needs and Habits
Same as a human, a little less but the difference is negligable.
Additional Information
Social Structure
Usually too unorganised to form an official government, so the small crimes they do commit often go unnoticed. But, it is incredibly unlikely for gnome society to have a murder, most of them are too busy building inventions and burrows.
Facial characteristics
Pointy ears, eyes of human colour, typically round faces.
Average Intelligence
Often very intelligent, seemingly just being born smarter, very capable of invention and magic.
Perception and Sensory Capabilities
Darkvision thanks to their lives underground.
Forest gnomes have inborn magical skill.
Forest gnomes have inborn magical skill.
Civilization and Culture
Naming Traditions
Gnomes love names. Often they have 3 they share with different social circles.
Major Language Groups and Dialects
Common, gnomish
Interspecies Relations and Assumptions
Honestly, a lot of people don't know gnomes exist until they meet them, and frequently mistake them for haflings.
They have a lot of common ground with Kobolds, both being genius inventors with tendencies towards madness. As such they are often good friends.
Dwarves and gnomes share a mutual respect, both being master craftsmen. Both are too polite to admit that they both think that they make the more practical creations.
Gnomes like Humans, and as highly intelligent creatures, often find themselves employed as tutors to them.
They have a lot of common ground with Kobolds, both being genius inventors with tendencies towards madness. As such they are often good friends.
Dwarves and gnomes share a mutual respect, both being master craftsmen. Both are too polite to admit that they both think that they make the more practical creations.
Gnomes like Humans, and as highly intelligent creatures, often find themselves employed as tutors to them.
Scientific Name
Indoles sapiens
Origin/Ancestry
Evolved from a breed of dwarves and halflings.
Lifespan
450 years
Average Height
0.9-1.2m
Average Weight
14-18kg
Average Physique
Small, very short, but otherwise can vary, but on average is... well average.
Body Tint, Colouring and Marking
Same shades as humans.
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