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Country Name: GNOMETOWN
Country Colour: GNOME YELLOW
Government: Big Gnome, the gnome with the Biggest, Pointiest Hat. While some say the Gnomish Council really control Gnometown, it's the Big Gnome who has the final say on what inventions and knowledge The Gnome College pursues.

Each seat on the council is filled by a representative of a Gnomish Origin.

Deep Gnomes represent the Gnomish belief that they descended from an oppressed class of dwarves, forced to work the deep mines.

Tree Gnomes believe that they were magically created from Elves, to serve as the ultimate assassin.

Sea Gnomes believes they evolved from crabs, created by human mages.

Halfling Gnomes believe they're actually a race born from the union of Elf and Dwarf, driven to the fringes of known society in persecution.

Kobold Gnomes believe that gnomes descended from the people of Antipode, created by 'The Great Mana Disaster.'

Bugbear Gnomes believe that gnomes are members of the Unity who were cursed for being unable to live up to the Unity's ideals, trapped forever in Gnomish shape.

Lunar Gnomes believe they came from space. When asked to clarify WHERE in space, they simply waggle their fingers, saying, in their spookiest voice, "ooooooouuuuuuterrrrrr spaaaaaaace."

Leader: Big Gnome currently is, actually, a somewhat short gnome, only coming in at two feet tall. However, his hat, which is six feet tall, is equal parts impressive and frightening. It is a tall, crimson conical contraption of various alloy platings, levers, gears, and at least one steam exhaust pipe. Underneath it, Big Gnome's face is mostly indecipherable amongst the wild brush of his beard, though his six inch, narrow, pale nose juts out from beneath. He's a gnome of few words, but one of action, and he has promised the Origins their long sought-after vengeance on the races who probably-most-definitely created and abandoned them.

Society: Gnometown is a series of curling caverns, treacherous tunnels, and gaping gulches, located in a long-dormant volcano that stands between an arid wasteland and a haunted forest. The gnomes are both a people of industry and aggressive secrecy, and their society mostly revolves around glorifying whoever can make the next most innovative or outlandish invention. When they encounter science, ideas, or technology they haven't seen produced from other cultures, they work feverishly at ripping it off, often producing a more dangerous, hyper-active alternative, and claim they invented it all along. Gnomes also claim origin from literally every intelligent race. Except maybe the bugs. That went badly last time with the bugs. Origin Mantis Gnomes all died. No one likes to talk about it.

History: Gnometown itself is very old but used to be much smaller. There is archaeological evidence that they were once an early civilization kept in check by the neighboring volcano and extremely dangerous woods. However, once the volcano went dormant, they moved in. The population boomed afterwards ever since, and now the only thing keeping them in check are their extremely dangerous inventions. This 'knowledge' is of course condemned by nearly every member of the Gnomish council, since EVERYONE knows that Gnomes were REALLY created by elves/humanity/the Nogroon/the Unity/etc. , and THUS can't be older than... Uh... Recent history.
Gnometown's science and culture has been booming since the Alliance has brought more and more nations into closer contact with each other. However, so committed are they to their secrecy, that on the occasions they DO trade, they do so disguised as 'weird surface dwarves.'

Alliance: The Alliance will pay DEARLY for abandoning Gnomekind!