Gnomes

​Not much is known about the gnomes. They just showed up on the shores one day, with bright, genuine smiles, and knowledge centuries beyond that of other races.

Playing a gnome
You're probably not a first generation, so you only have vague stories passed down about the secret god, your homeland, and why you're here. But you know that a gnomes duty is to help make the world a better place, so you are almost certainly not evil. Gnomish communities are small and far between. There are a few hundred living in the great dwarvish city of Yama, in service to the Doyen (king of the Dowafu). There was a larger community living in the foothills of the mountains north of Mamlaka, but many were taken and sold as slaves. Some of those slaves were freed and formed a new community in Cythraul. There is also a community in Freeport, which occasionally receives contact from the homeland.

Classes
Gnomes of any adventuring class are pretty rare. They tend to be tinkerers and craftsmen, and don't readily resort to violence. Some of the more magically inclined may become wizards. A cleric of the secret god is possible, most likely of the knowledge domain. Long lost gnomish children, especially those scattered or taken as slaves, might end up as any class, I suppose.

History
Gnomes were first seen at the end of the Silent Age, appearing on the coasts in strange ships. Some remained and eventually lost touch with their homeland.