Yaarel
🇮🇱 🇺🇦 He-Mage
Gnome (≈ hob, brownie, etcetera) and goblin are both fairies, helpful seelie and hostile unseelie, respectively.Elf in fantasy RPGs have become entrenched as there own thing, the idealised eidolon of Humanoid exuding charm, wisdom and otherworldliness. Elfs are Elfs - theyre essentially their own type
Gnomes are a small whimsical but not quite defined species, in the mundane world but still not quite conforming to it. Making them Fey also means they get to link back to other fey types be it Pixies and bogans, jermlaines, redcaps or leprechauns. And if Goblin are fey then theres really no reason why Gnomes cant be
The hobgoblin (such as Puck, Robin Goodfellow, according to Shakespeare) is paradoxically both a helpful hob and a hostile goblin, simultaneously. The idea is he does painful practical jokes, which is helpful because laughter and a sense of humor are joyful and healthy, while the prank can seem hostile. This is why the "hobgoblin" is also the "jester" of the fairy court.
Last edited: