Gnomes



These little people enjoy technology so much that even the most recent of it has a place in their culture. The gnomes have long used technology to compensate for their size, this made them a world power and accounts for how long they have survived as a race. Only willing to sell technology that is three generations old, the gnomes dominate in the field. They prefer not to leave their marshes or forests, but will leave on business. Gnomes used to leave combat to their age old defenders, the wood golems, but when they found out that the dwarves' golems had rebelled, they took preemptive action and banished them to the north. Gnomes now rely upon their own use of the technology they have made to defend themselves and are proficient at all combat ranges. A group called Shadow has emerged to deal with any serious threats. Pointed ears, elaborate beards, moss green to seafoam green skin, and blue or black hair. Muscular for their size, the gnomes are very lean of build. otherwise very human in appearance.
 * highest race for technology
 * fast
 * rarely leave their marshes and forests
 * .5<x<2 feet tall
 * est. pop. 700000
 * est. shadow members 50000
 * life expectancy 24.7 years