Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="mcbmagic" data-source="post: 2149182" data-attributes="member: 22422">IMC a use the standard gnomes, except for an ancient off shoot that worship a dark god of knowledge.&nbsp; They have a trading establishment in every large city.&nbsp; Each establishment is based in a very tall tower to which their merchant dirigibles anchor to.Because their dirigibles cannot carry large, heavy loads, they usually trade in spices and gems.&nbsp; No, not Dune spice.&nbsp; In the Middle Ages many common spices we use today were worth more than their weight in gold. Also each establishment is filled with clerks that copy every scrap of information that they come across, no matter how mundane.&nbsp; The resulting books are then carried off to their island homeland.&nbsp; The gnomes also collect a lot of gossip and have enough information to blackmail most of the rulers on the continent.&nbsp; However, they are still welcomed for the spices they bring and the fact that they will act as information brokers.&nbsp; However, their prices are steep and one must be careful what they ask because they will give you the literal truth to your answers.Few people trust them for the knowledge they have and the hidden power they are capable of wielding, eventhough no one has ever caught them using their knowledge to blackmail rulers or to ruin people.They are very serious all of the time, love illusions, magic and law.&nbsp; They make for some excellent lawyers where the rule of law is not corrupt.&nbsp; They prefer dark places, however, and their trade establishments are always dim and shadowy with little light.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mcbmagic, post: 2149182, member: 22422"] IMC a use the standard gnomes, except for an ancient off shoot that worship a dark god of knowledge. They have a trading establishment in every large city. Each establishment is based in a very tall tower to which their merchant dirigibles anchor to. Because their dirigibles cannot carry large, heavy loads, they usually trade in spices and gems. No, not Dune spice. In the Middle Ages many common spices we use today were worth more than their weight in gold. Also each establishment is filled with clerks that copy every scrap of information that they come across, no matter how mundane. The resulting books are then carried off to their island homeland. The gnomes also collect a lot of gossip and have enough information to blackmail most of the rulers on the continent. However, they are still welcomed for the spices they bring and the fact that they will act as information brokers. However, their prices are steep and one must be careful what they ask because they will give you the literal truth to your answers. Few people trust them for the knowledge they have and the hidden power they are capable of wielding, eventhough no one has ever caught them using their knowledge to blackmail rulers or to ruin people. They are very serious all of the time, love illusions, magic and law. They make for some excellent lawyers where the rule of law is not corrupt. They prefer dark places, however, and their trade establishments are always dim and shadowy with little light. [/QUOTE]

Verification