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Gnomes

race

Gnomes are a small but extremely intelligent people who stand on the border between ma…

Alfred I the Victorious › Gnomes, mercenaries and falling into possession

ruler

When the gnomes became more active in the war and began to threaten Trabazar, Alfred had to exp…

Gnomes and their only kingdom

story

The gnomes lived for a long time in close and disciplined communities, from which a single…

Lich of the North

figure

The Lich of the North is one of the most dangerous creatures in contemporary Ulvenor. Originally a gnomish shaman and sc…

Yokol

figure

Jokol was a gnomish prince who killed King Laurel I during the Battle of the Luna River. His act fundamentally influence…

Battle of the Huzen Rocks

battle

The Battle of the Huzen Rocks marked one of the most significant defeats of the reign of Alfred I. Magnursia's victoriou…

Fellowship of the Silver Hand › Guilds, Orders, and Secret Societies

term

A learned gnomish fellowship of alchemy, science, and magic.

Gnomish Technical Development › Craft, Alchemy, and Progress

term

The progress of the gnomes in technique, alchemy, and technomagic.

First cultures and kingdoms

story

After the long events of the biological division of the races, there was a period on Ulvenor in which the main role was …

Gnome Kingdom

place

… adapt its inventions to a new age, the gnomes kept their independence. Today they are one of the few inland states of Ulvenor…

Gnome Kingdom › Gnomish Technologies

place

…fter the arrival of elemental magic the gnomes understood that engineering alone would no longer be enough. Instead of rejecti…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains

place

The northeastern Hroidetur Mountains are among the harshest and least hospitable regions of Ulvenor. For most of ancient…

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Eagle Hills

place

The Eagle Hills are the liveliest and culturally most distinctive part of Hroidetur. Unlike most of the range, they were…

Leo II The conqueror › Peace with the Gnomes and the Legacy of the Conqueror

ruler

…e and in year 12 he made peace with the gnomes on the winner's terms. He kept half of their land, exacted a rich indemnity, an…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes

battle

…orthern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes was the first major campaign after the defeat at the Luna River and showed the …

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › An attack where no one expected it

battle

…efending, he attacked north against the gnomes. In doing so, he disrupted the logic of the entire enemy coalition. Those who e…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › Dividing the opponent

battle

The gnomes and their allies were forced to split their forces, losing one of the main adva…

Northern campaign of Leo II. against the gnomes › From Campaign to Empire

battle

…ly led not only to the weakening of the gnomes, but also to a series of other steps that resulted in the fall of Borundar and …

Northeastern Hroidetur Mountains › Goblins, Gnomes, and Hard Life

place

…hes back to the first separated tribes. Gnomes, by contrast, gained ground mainly in the southern and southeastern parts of th…

The Age of Reshaping the World

period

The Age of World Reshaping is an epoch in which the old order of the First Empires began to give way to faster, more dyn…

Ferdinand I. The Fearless › Black Goblin Army

ruler

…iled even in the expedition against the gnomes. Ferdinand thus gained enormous prestige. The monarch suspected of the shadow o…

Lawrence I. The last king of war

ruler

…ding the whole together. He had to face gnomes, kobolds, economic decline, and the growing ability of foreign nations to use m…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Disintegrating supremacy and closed Northern Trade Route

ruler

…ides. In the north, the pressure of the gnomes grew, in the west, kobolds began to penetrate the weakened provinces, and in th…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Defense of the empire instead of further expansion

ruler

…inst the kobold raids, then against the gnomes in the north, and finally prepared for a decisive clash with the wider coalitio…

Lawrence I. The last king of war › Battle of the Luna River

ruler

… Magnursia there was a huge alliance of gnomes, elves, Borundar and nomadic tribes. The battle involved around a quarter of a …

Leo II The conqueror › Boarding at an hour of almost hopelessness

ruler

…d forces and attacked north against the gnomes. It wasn't just a bold move. It was a psychological and strategic move at the s…

Leo II The conqueror › Borundar, Jack of Veremor and the fall of the last human kingdom

ruler

Leo advanced against the gnomes to force them to split their forces. Then, when he broke the siege of their cap…

Martinec I. Merciful › The final phase of the Great War

ruler

…ose raids turned out to be supported by gnomes. In the south he had to deal with another big offensive of elves and centaurs. …

Lich of the North › A gnome who sought answers in death

figure

…own to the smallest detail. While other gnomes turned their attention to nature, mechanism, craft, or elemental magic, he bega…

A community of stone and wood › A community of stone and wood

event

The alliance between elves and mine gnomes was unusual. Both races had a different way of life, culture and outlook on the…

The rise of the Old Norse Empire › North on the brink of chaos

event

…Together with humans, smaller groups of gnomes, and even individual ogres, they formed an informal but functional community ai…

Monetary reform of gold coins › A neutral coin for the entire continent

event

… image. Thanks to this, elves, dwarves, gnomes or other cultures did not have to feel subordinated to the symbols of the empir…

Battle of the Huzen Rocks › The gnomish answer to the Magnur Ascent

battle

… penetrated into elven territories, the gnomes began to threaten Trabazar more and more significantly. The king had to expand …

Ferdinand I. The Fearless

ruler

…iled even in the expedition against the gnomes. Ferdinand thus gained enormous prestige. The monarch suspected of the shadow o…

Alfred I the Victorious

ruler

…n just a flawlessly victorious warlord. Gnomes, mercenaries and falling into possession When the gnomes became more active in …

Leo II The conqueror

ruler

…d forces and attacked north against the gnomes. It wasn't just a bold move. It was a psychological and strategic move at the s…

Martinec I. Merciful

ruler

…ose raids turned out to be supported by gnomes. In the south he had to deal with another big offensive of elves and centaurs. …

Magnursie — Kings of Magic › Road to the Great War

period

…e. Other human states, elves, centaurs, gnomes and other powers have joined. The Kings of Magic thus stand at the birth of a n…

Age of the First Empires

period

…rate to the Great Plains. Orcs, humans, gnomes, orcs and other peoples entered history at their own pace. This age is therefor…

Age of the First Empires › The Northern Empire, Orcs, and the First Human States

period

…ly multiracial states. Humans, dwarves, gnomes, and other groups banded together in the face of goblin raids to form an empire…

The Age of Reshaping the World › Magic in the hands of other races

period

… halls, forges and work with materials. Gnomes began to combine it with machines and created the basis of magic technology. Th…

Introduction to the World › A World of Many Peoples

story

…ld claims. Goblins, orcs, naga kobolds, gnomes, drow, and other peoples live according to their own histories and laws. Every…

History › Age of the First Empires

story

… multiracial states of humans, dwarves, gnomes, and other groups, created as a defense against goblin raids. On the Great Plai…

History › The Age That Reshaped the World

story

…and began competing with human schools. Gnomes gradually joined technology and magic. Elves had to accept that humans, whom th…

Magic › The Spread of Magic Among the Races

story

…, craft, and older forms of discipline. Gnomes pushed it toward machines and magotechnology. Drow, goblins, orcs, naga kobolds…

Nations and Realms › Empires, Kingdoms, and Peoples Without Crowns

story

… lines do not share one political form. Gnomes survive through city institutions, workshops, invention, and usefulness. The Fr…

Nations and Realms › The Balance of 1470

story

… The Free Kingdom watches for weakness. Gnomes guard their inventions. Dwarves weigh loyalty against survival. Elves decide ho…

Important Places › The Free Kingdom - A Human Realm Without an Emperor

story

…tiracial, home to humans, orcs, nomads, gnomes, centaurs, and other minorities. Soumun is its capital, while the southeastern …

Important Places › The Gnome City-State - Technology Between Realms

story

… but the Great War reduced it sharply. Gnomes survived because they were useful. Their technology long resisted larger powers…

Current Era (1470) › Smaller States Between Caution and Ambition

story

… and villages mix humans, orcs, nomads, gnomes, centaurs, and other minorities. That diversity gives it strength and weakness …

Current Era (1470) › Magic, Technology, and the Change of the Old Order

story

…ecome part of another racial tradition. Gnomes responded differently: they did not merely imitate magic, but began joining it …

Current Era (1470) › Events That May Come

story

…enly, he may force the Empire, dwarves, gnomes, and other peoples to cooperate against a threat no state can defeat alone. If …

A community of stone and wood

event

…ood The alliance between elves and mine gnomes was unusual. Both races had a different way of life, culture and outlook on the…

The rise of the Old Norse Empire

event

…Together with humans, smaller groups of gnomes, and even individual ogres, they formed an informal but functional community ai…

Monetary reform of gold coins

event

… image. Thanks to this, elves, dwarves, gnomes or other cultures did not have to feel subordinated to the symbols of the empir…

Mountain Dwarf

race

…mines are their true home. Few mountain gnomes leave the north. Those who venture out into the world tend to be adventurers, m…

Development of forms of government › Other paths of power

story

…went the way of crowns and empires. The gnomes created a compact and highly organized state whose strength lay in efficiency a…

Gnome Kingdom › Founding of the Gnome Kingdom

place

…s, and the first technical centers. The gnomes differed from many other peoples from the very beginning in that their society …

Gnome Kingdom › The Golden Age of Gnomish Engineering

place

…s or the extent of their territory, the gnomes competed in precision, efficiency, and thoughtfulness. Their kingdom was not va…

Gnome Kingdom › The Great War and the Decline of Territorial Power

place

…nd later ever more effective magic. The gnomes were able to resist for a long time, but their state was too small to hold out …

Gnome Kingdom › The Huzen Rocks

place

…f gnomish history. It was here that the gnomes showed that a smaller army can defeat a greater force if it makes correct use o…

Gnome Kingdom › Technology Against Magic

place

… the end of gnomish sophistication. The gnomes gradually learned that they could not compete with magic merely by rejecting it…

Gnome Kingdom › The Present Kingdom

place

…e to understand the value of trade. The gnomes sell mechanisms, precise tools, special weapons, machines, technical services, …

Gnome Kingdom › A City That Shrank, but Did Not Break

place

… smaller city-state was painful for the gnomes, but at the same time it forced them to become even more efficient. They lost p…

Gnome Kingdom › Plans from the Huzen Rocks

story

…ents will try to obtain them before the gnomes realize that the documents also contain a map to a forgotten hideout.

Magnur › City of Magic and Imperial Rise

place

…ng kingdoms, the elven realm, centaurs, gnomes, and other powers. The rise of the city and the rise of magic strengthened one …

Free Kingdom

place

…e up of humans, nomads, orcs, centaurs, gnomes, elves, dwarves, kobolds, and other minorities. Although it calls itself a king…

Free Kingdom › Many Races in One Land

place

…outes, centaurs from the Yellow Plains, gnomes, elves, dwarven travelers, and even a few kobolds. Today humans make up about a…

Umbra Profunda › Caravans, Trade, and Exiles

place

…ve goblins, dwarves from the far north, gnomes, a few orcs, a smaller troll community, smugglers, exiles, and merchants from p…

Fellowship of the Silver Hand

guild

…g potions by a recipe. It seeks people, gnomes, and other beings able to think about why a substance changes color, why an enc…

Magnursie — Kings of Magic

period

…e. Other human states, elves, centaurs, gnomes and other powers have joined. The Kings of Magic thus stand at the birth of a n…

Interracial Laws › Laws, Reforms, and Institutions

term

…mans, but also elves, dwarves, goblins, gnomes, and other peoples. Laws, Reforms, and Institutions elven blood in dynasty impe…

Technomagic › Magic and Old Knowledge

term

…chanics, materials, alchemy, and magic. Gnomes and the Fellowship of the Silver Hand use it for apparatus, instruments, the st…

Introduction to the World

story

…ld claims. Goblins, orcs, naga kobolds, gnomes, drow, and other peoples live according to their own histories and laws. Every…

History

story

… multiracial states of humans, dwarves, gnomes, and other groups, created as a defense against goblin raids. On the Great Plai…

Magic

story

…, craft, and older forms of discipline. Gnomes pushed it toward machines and magotechnology. Drow, goblins, orcs, naga kobolds…

Nations and Realms

story

… lines do not share one political form. Gnomes survive through city institutions, workshops, invention, and usefulness. The Fr…

Important Places

story

…tiracial, home to humans, orcs, nomads, gnomes, centaurs, and other minorities. Soumun is its capital, while the southeastern …

Current Era (1470)

story

… and villages mix humans, orcs, nomads, gnomes, centaurs, and other minorities. That diversity gives it strength and weakness …

Dwarves

race

…mines are their true home. Few mountain gnomes leave the north. Those who venture out into the world tend to be adventurers, m…