🧠 Species Profile: Gnomes
Species Name: Gnomes
Classification: Curious Races
Native Regions: Hills, forests, and underground warrens
Lifespan: 350–450 years
🗺️ Overview
Gnomes are a spirited and inventive people, celebrated for their boundless curiosity, nimble minds, and infectious enthusiasm. They thrive in collaborative communities where ingenuity and mischief go hand in hand. Though small in stature, they make a big impact—whether through their ingenious contraptions, clever solutions, or tireless pursuit of knowledge.
Blending their love for nature, magic, and machinery, Gnomes are just as likely to be forest guardians as they are eccentric inventors or daring alchemists. Their resilience, optimism, and playfulness make them beloved allies—and occasionally exasperating companions.
💪 Physical Traits
- Height: 3'0" to 3'6"
- Build: Small, wiry, and agile
- Skin: Fair to tan, often rosy-cheeked
- Hair: Wild and curly; colors include red, blonde, brown, blue, green
- Eyes: Large, bright, and expressive—blue, green, amber
- Lifespan: 350–450 years
🗣️ Cultural Traits
- Accent: Irish-inspired; energetic and melodic
- Language: Gnomish, Common, and often several other languages
- Society: Collaborative, innovation-focused, community-driven
- Craftsmanship: Experts in invention, tinkering, alchemy, and enchantment
- Humor: Deeply playful; love jokes, pranks, and laughter
🔥 Core Traits
- Inventiveness: Constantly creating, experimenting, and iterating
- Curiosity: Insatiable thirst for learning and discovery
- Community: Value teamwork and shared breakthroughs
🧬 Sub-Races of Gnomes
🌳 Forest Gnomes
Description: Nature-bound Gnomes who live in harmony with the forest.
Traits: Masterful at stealth and illusion; speak with small woodland creatures.
Culture: Reclusive protectors of the wild, focused on balance and secrecy.
⛏️ Rock Gnomes
Description: Industrious miners, engineers, and alchemists of the hills.
Traits: Excellent with mechanics and magic-infused technology; hardy and practical.
Culture: Focused on refinement, resilience, and durable invention.
🕳️ Deep Gnomes (Svirfneblin)
Description: Subterranean Gnomes who survive in the Underdark.
Traits: Superior stealth and darkvision; resistant to enchantment; masters of stonecraft.
Culture: Wary and cautious; tight-knit societies built around survival and secrecy.
🔧 Tinker Gnomes
Description: Frenetic inventors constantly testing new theories and devices.
Traits: Gifted with gadgets, alchemy, and improbable engineering feats.
Culture: Curious, eccentric, and joyful; live in workshop communities fueled by collaboration.
🛐 Religion & Relations
- Religion: Worship deities of invention, nature, and joy; often celebratory in practice
- Alliances: Welcoming to all curious minds; ally with those who respect creativity
- Enemies: Avoid conflict, but fiercely defend against those who threaten their homes or misuse their inventions