Gnome

Gnomes are essentially dwarves with a knack for mechanics. There are a few dozen gnomes living in Marn and they all make a living by producing, and then fixing, contraptions of all kinds throughout the city. Gnomish mechanics provide the northern half of the city with electricity, and the whole city with running water. The industrial district (most of which has been abandoned) consists of entire buildings retrofitted with strange gears, clockworks, steam-pipes etc. built by gnomes. Their inventions use a form of magic to operate in ways that only other gnomes can understand. A human taking apart a gnomish invention will inevitably break the device beyond repair, and will never figure out how exactly the thing worked to begin with. This is a problem because gnomish inventions nearly always have a quirk or two about them, and tend to break down, explode, or go haywire eventually.

Gnomes are nearly the same size as dwarves, but usually a few inches smaller at an average height of 3.5 feet. They also drink less, have less facial hair, and better manners than dwarves.

Similar to dwarves and elves, gnomes have a natural lifespan of up to 3 centuries.