The Burghal Gnomes
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Burghal Gnomes live in, under, or near the cities and towns of other civilizations. Like their woodland cousins, the Burghal bloodlines are excellent scavengers… and even thieves. Though the true delight of the Burghal Gnome lies in the art of tinkering (that semi-mythical branch of magic some call “mechanical engineering”), Burghal Gnomes are also likely to spend time tending lawns and gardens (and exacting the price of the choicest produce).
Burghal Gnomes take great delight in puzzles and games, which helps to explain their relatively high logic and intelligence, though that inclination sometimes turns to a joy in pranks and dirty tricks in the darker bloodlines.
The Burghal Gnomes’ tendency to build their compounds (usually built of brick-lined subterranean rooms and passages) near magical nodes has been offered as one explanation for the Burghal Gnomes’ high aura, though the Burghal bloodlines have always held elemental magic and its adepts in very high esteem.
Stat Bonuses
|
|
CON |
DEX |
DIS |
LOG |
INT |
STR |
AGL |
INF |
WIS |
AUR |
|
Burghal Gnome |
10 |
10 |
-5 |
10 |
5 |
-15 |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
Stat Growth Intervals by Profession
|
|
CON |
DEX |
DIS |
LOG |
INT |
STR |
AGL |
INF |
WIS |
AUR |
|
Warrior |
25 |
28 |
17 |
15 |
25 |
25 |
28 |
20 |
15 |
13 |
|
Rogue |
20 |
28 |
17 |
25 |
30 |
20 |
33 |
15 |
10 |
13 |
|
Wizard |
15 |
28 |
17 |
30 |
30 |
5 |
18 |
20 |
20 |
28 |
|
Cleric |
20 |
13 |
22 |
30 |
30 |
15 |
18 |
20 |
30 |
13 |
|
Empath |
20 |
18 |
22 |
30 |
25 |
5 |
18 |
25 |
30 |
18 |
|
Sorcerer |
15 |
23 |
22 |
30 |
25 |
5 |
18 |
20 |
25 |
28 |
|
Ranger |
20 |
33 |
17 |
20 |
30 |
20 |
23 |
10 |
25 |
13 |
|
Bard |
20 |
28 |
12 |
15 |
20 |
20 |
23 |
30 |
20 |
23 |
|
Paladin |
25 |
23 |
22 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
23 |
20 |
25 |
13 |
|
Savant |
15 |
18 |
22 |
30 |
25 |
5 |
23 |
30 |
25 |
18 |
|
Monk |
20 |
28 |
27 |
15 |
25 |
20 |
28 |
20 |
15 |
13 |
Spirit Regeneration
Shown as # spirit gained per # experience pulses.
|
Location |
Regeneration Rate |
|
On Node |
2 per 3 |
|
Off Node |
1 per 3 |
Burghal Gnome Bloodlines (Cultures), as Given in the Graphical Character Manager
Burghal Gnomes are quite proud of their bloodlines. Each has a unique view on life and will tell you of it in verbose detail if asked.
Withycombe
The Gnomes of Bloodline Withycombe descend from the original Burghal Gnomes, who left the forests for the shelter of the Human Empire. They reside in brick-lined compounds deep underground, and often serve host families as expert gardeners and housekeepers. Their attention to detail and manual dexterity makes them skillful tailors and jewelry makers - as well as expert thieves. The true calling of the Withycombe Gnomes lies in mechanical design and tinkering, however, as they compensate for their diminutive statue with elaborate labor-saving devices. A cheerful people, the Withycombes delight in toys, gems, and poetry (however bad).
Winedotter
The Gnomes of Bloodline Winedotter live beneath the cities of the Elven Nations. Individual families of Gnomes serve particular families of elves, and they take the role of servant very seriously (many wear livery marked with their Elven family's crest). Their passion is winemaking and wine tasting, though Winedotter Gnomes are also famous for their clocks and music boxes. A matriarchal society, the Winedotters are particularly devoted to female Arkati, and to those lesser spirits who act as servants to the Arkati. Others among the bloodline serve as mystics, using starstones to read the past and future.
Aledotter
The Gnomes of Bloodline Aledotter live outside the caverns of the dwarves, often sneaking inside to glean information about metallurgy and forging. Aledotter Gnomes supply the other bloodlines with metals and weaponry. Particularly proud of their size, Aledotters believe that it gives them an advantage over larger, clumsier races. As a result, Aledotter women are known to choose their mates on the sole basis of stature. Aledotter Gnomes rarely worship the gods on a personal level, though respect for Eonak and Gosaena is deeply embedded into their cultural lives.
Nylem
The Gnomes of Bloodline Nylem love nothing better than a good joke, preferably at someone’s expense. Where Withycombe Gnomes act for the good of their hosts, the Nylem undermine with dirty tricks. They often select targets who deserve punishment for some failing or flaw, but in other circumstances these merry pranksters act with no moral purpose at all. Most Nylem are profoundly irreligious, though Cholen and Jastev receive respect. The cultural life of the bloodline surrounds the roast, and no acquaintance of a Nylem Gnome is spared their caustic wit.
Vylem
The Gnomes of Bloodline Vylem are the proudest of their race, and they brook no disrespect from other Gnomes. Worshippers of the Lornon pantheon with a special devotion to Eorgina, the Vylem are ruled by adolescent queens whose every whim is law. Vylem men always defer to Vylem women, who tend to be imperious as a result. Many Vylem men choose a life of chastity, for reasons best left unsaid. Alone among the Burghal Gnomes, the Vylem are self-sufficient, believing it demeaning to work for - or even steal from - the other (inferior) races.
Neimhean
The Gnomes of Bloodline Neimhean live in silence and shadow, in and among the larger Burghal bloodlines. A society of assassins and thieves, the Neimhean mask their identity from all but fellow initiates. The very name ‘Neimhean’ is anathema to all but the Rosengift Gnomes, who supply the group with poisons. Rarely will a Gnome tolerate the presence of a Neimhean, even one who renounces membership in the group. So vicious and permanent is the revenge taken on oathbreakers that one may safely assume that a Gnome who speaks openly about Neimhean cultural practice is a fraud.
Appearance Choices for Burghal Gnomes
Female
Height:
1. average height
2. diminutive
3. none
4. short
5. shorter than average
6. taller than average
Hair Color:
1. auburn
2. black
3. blue-black
4. bright red
5. brown
6. brunette
7. chestnut
8. copper red
9. dark brown
10. deep red
11. grey
12. grey-brown
13. jet black
14. red
15. russet
16. silver
17. slate grey
18. steel grey
19. titian
20. white
Hair Style:
1. bald
2. chin length
3. cropped
4. long
5. raggedly cut
6. shaven head
7. short
8. shoulder length
9. tonsured
10. very long
11. very short
12. waist length
Hair Texture:
1. braided
2. curly
3. fine
4. flowing
5. frizzy
6. glossy
7. greasy
8. lank
9. limp
10. loose
11. matted
12. none
13. peppered
14. ringleted
15. shaggy
16. shiny
17. straight
18. stringy
19. tangled
20. thick
21. tied back
22. tousled
23. unkempt
24. unruly
25. upswept
26. wavy
Hair Quirks:
1. none
2. shaved at the temples
3. streaked with grey
4. streaked with silver
5. streaked with white
6. swept back from the temples
7. with a grey streak running through it
8. with a silver streak running through it
9. with a white streak running through it
10. with grey at the temples
11. with silver at the temples
12. with tufts of grey behind the ears
13. with tufts of silver behind the ears
14. with tufts of white behind the ears
15. with white at the temples
16. worn in a bun
17. worn in a chignon
18. worn in a ponytail
19. worn in a single braid
20. worn in elaborate braids
21. worn in two pigtails
22. worn in two ponytails
Eye Color:
1. blue
2. blue-green
3. dark sea green
4. emerald
5. green
6. greenish-grey
7. grey-blue
8. grey-green
9. jade green
10. light hazel
11. pale blue
12. purple
13. sapphire blue
14. sky blue
15. stormy green
Eye Characteristics:
1. beady
2. bleary
3. bright
4. brooding
5. bulging
6. close-set
7. clouded
8. crossed
9. deep-set
10. gold-flecked
11. heavy-lidded
12. hooded
13. large
14. limpid
15. long-lashed
16. none
17. piercing
18. purple-flecked
19. silver-flecked
20. sleepy
21. sparkling
22. sultry
23. thick-lashed
24. tired
25. twitching
26. uneven
27. wide-set
Skin Color:
1. alabaster
2. ashen
3. blistered
4. blotchy
5. blue white
6. bronze
7. brown
8. copper
9. dark
10. dark brown
11. dusky
12. fair
13. freckled
14. golden brown
15. ivory
16. jaundiced
17. lily white
18. milky white
19. nut brown
20. oily
21. olive
22. pale
23. pasty white
24. ruddy
25. sallow
26. splotchy
27. tanned
Nose Characteristics:
1. broken
2. button
3. crooked
4. flaring
5. hooked
6. long
7. none
8. pinched
9. pointed
10. prominent
11. red
12. sloping
13. small
14. straight
15. thin
16. upturned
Facial Features:
1. angular
2. bony
3. broad
4. dainty
5. delicate
6. flat
7. fleshy
8. gaunt
9. haggard
10. heart-shaped
11. long
12. narrow
13. none
14. oval
15. pinched
16. plump
17. pock-marked
18. round
19. square
20. triangular
21. weathered
22. wrinkled
Distinguishing Marks:
1. birth mark
2. broad shoulders
3. bulging forehead
4. cleft chin
5. deep laugh lines
6. dimpled cheeks
7. dimpled chin
8. double chin
9. frown lines
10. generous mouth
11. heavy jowls
12. high cheekbones
13. high forehead
14. hunched back
15. low forehead
16. missing tooth
17. narrow waist
18. none
19. pointed chin
20. pouting lips
21. pronounced jawline
22. pronounced overbite
23. protruding ears
24. receding chin
25. rosy cheeks
26. rounded ears
27. slender wrists
28. slightly pointed ears
29. stooped shoulders
30. sunken cheeks
31. thick bushy grey eyebrows
32. thick bushy silver eyebrows
33. thick bushy white eyebrows
34. thin lips
35. wart
36. wide hips
Male
Height:
1. average height
2. diminutive
3. none
4. short
5. shorter than average
6. taller than average
Hair Color:
1. auburn
2. black
3. blue-black
4. bright red
5. brown
6. brunette
7. chestnut
8. copper red
9. dark brown
10. deep red
11. grey
12. grey-brown
13. jet black
14. red
15. russet
16. silver
17. slate grey
18. steel grey
19. titian
20. white
Hair Style:
1. bald
2. balding
3. chin length
4. cropped
5. long
6. raggedly cut
7. receding
8. shaven head
9. short
10. shoulder length
11. thinning
12. tonsured
13. very long
14. very short
15. waist length
Hair Texture:
1. braided
2. curly
3. fine
4. flowing
5. frizzy
6. glossy
7. greasy
8. lank
9. limp
10. loose
11. matted
12. peppered
13. shaggy
14. shiny
15. silky
16. straight
17. stringy
18. tangled
19. thick
20. tied back
21. tousled
22. unkempt
23. unruly
24. wavy
Hair Quirks:
1. none
2. shaved at the temples
3. streaked with grey
4. streaked with silver
5. streaked with white
6. swept back from the temples
7. with a grey streak running through it
8. with a large bald spot
9. with a silver streak running through it
10. with a white streak running through it
11. with grey at the temples
12. with silver at the temples
13. with tufts of grey behind the ears
14. with tufts of silver behind the ears
15. with tufts of white behind the ears
16. with white at the temples
17. worn in a ponytail
18. worn in a single braid
19. worn in elaborate braids
20. worn in two ponytails
Eye Color:
1. blue
2. blue-green
3. dark sea green
4. emerald
5. green
6. greenish-grey
7. grey-blue
8. grey-green
9. jade green
10. light hazel
11. pale blue
12. purple
13. sapphire blue
14. sky blue
15. stormy green
Eye Characteristics:
1. beady
2. bleary
3. bright
4. brooding
5. bulging
6. close-set
7. clouded
8. crossed
9. deep-set
10. gold-flecked
11. heavy-lidded
12. hooded
13. large
14. limpid
15. long-lashed
16. none
17. piercing
18. purple-flecked
19. silver-flecked
20. sleepy
21. sparkling
22. sultry
23. thick-lashed
24. tired
25. twitching
26. uneven
27. wide-set
Skin Color:
1. alabaster
2. ashen
3. blistered
4. blotchy
5. blue white
6. bronze
7. brown
8. copper
9. dark
10. dark brown
11. dusky
12. fair
13. freckled
14. golden brown
15. ivory
16. jaundiced
17. lily white
18. milky white
19. nut brown
20. oily
21. olive
22. pale
23. pasty white
24. ruddy
25. sallow
26. splotchy
27. tanned
Nose Characteristics:
1. beak-like
2. broad
3. broken
4. bulbous
5. button
6. crooked
7. flaring
8. flat
9. freckled
10. hooked
11. large
12. long
13. none
14. pinched
15. pointed
16. prominent
17. red
18. sloping
19. small
20. straight
21. thin
22. upturned
23. wart-tipped
Facial Features:
1. angular
2. bony
3. broad
4. clean-shaven
5. delicate
6. flat
7. fleshy
8. gaunt
9. haggard
10. long
11. narrow
12. none
13. oval
14. pinched
15. plump
16. pock-marked
17. round
18. square
19. square-jawed
20. triangular
21. unshaven
22. weathered
23. wrinkled
Distinguishing Marks:
1. birth mark
2. braided grey beard
3. braided silver beard
4. braided white beard
5. broad chest
6. broad shoulders
7. bulging forehead
8. cleft chin
9. deep laugh lines
10. dimpled cheeks
11. double chin
12. frown lines
13. generous mouth
14. heavy jowls
15. high cheekbones
16. high forehead
17. hunched back
18. long grey beard
19. long silver beard
20. long white beard
21. low forehead
22. missing tooth
23. none
24. pointed chin
25. pronounced jawline
26. pronounced overbite
27. protruding ears
28. receding chin
29. rounded ears
30. slightly pointed ears
31. stooped shoulders
32. sunken cheeks
33. tangled grey beard
34. tangled silver beard
35. tangled white beard
36. thick bushy grey eyebrows
37. thick bushy silver eyebrows
38. thick bushy white eyebrows
39. thick neck
40. thin lips
41. wart
Many thanks to Sister
Agenais d'Morte for kindly letting me use the information from her site Elanthian Features.