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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Baduin" data-source="post: 3976585" data-attributes="member: 45562">If you want a new image for Gnome, it is best to return to basics. Gnome was invented by Paracelsus. In his book "Liber de nymphis, sylphis, pygmaeis et salamandris et de caeteris spiritibus" it is described as a small earth elemental. Its name is connected with "gnosis" (knowledge in Greek). <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemental" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elemental</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnome</a><a href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm072.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm072.htm</a><a href="http://www.digibib.tu-bs.de/start.php?suffix=gif&maxpage=792&derivate_id=702" target="_blank">http://www.digibib.tu-bs.de/start.php?suffix=gif&maxpage=792&derivate_id=702</a><a href="http://www.digibib.tu-bs.de/view_page.php?page=155&nav=+%3C+&minpage=1&max_page=792&suffix=gif&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbib1lp1.rz.tu-bs.de%2Fdocportal%2Fservlets%2FMCRFileNodeServlet%2FDocPortal_derivate_00000702&offset=0" target="_blank">http://www.digibib.tu-bs.de/view_page.php?page=155&nav=+<+&minpage=1&max_page=792&suffix=gif&url=http://bib1lp1.rz.tu-bs.de/docportal/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/DocPortal_derivate_00000702&offset=0</a>In German legends and literature there are, under different names, spirits of the earth and mines. They can show miners a way to new ore deposits or cause a disaster.I would envision them as a race of earth elementals from Elemental Chaos, similarly like eladrin are fey from Feywild. In the Primary world they can dwell in the mines and other earth-connected sites. Their racial abilities should emphasise their connection with Elemental Chaos and Earth Element and their knowledge, especially of earth. They can have some illusory abilities which would allow them to seem a living creature, a small man or a less stoutly build dwarf (many spirits from Germanic legends have such abilities). At higher levels a racial feat could allow them to turn invisible.Such racial feats as moving through earth or stone, shaping stone, detecting treasures, and at a higher level causing earthquakes would be very useful in a dungeon environment. At paragon and epic level, their racial feats could connect to Elemental Chaos - an ability to transfer to Elemental Chaos (with companions) or ability to safely travel in it would be undoubtly useful.</blockquote>

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