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  1. *invitations are scattered throughout settlements in all of Aevos* "Eya hrads, 'tis Ae, Merwin the Fool. You have been invited to the 1st Gnomish Potluck in Dunwen! Where we will share food, drinks and stories along with great company. 'Tis your opportunity to get to know the Gnomes of Dunwen. A great chance for all Gnomes to make their way and join our community. Be it Dunnfolk or Oblazeki, or even Hochens, everyone is welcome. So be sure to drop by, make sure you bring food to share with others. That is all for now, may the Thuvok and the Tsvetok bless you." - Merwin the Fool (OOC: event at 5pm EST on Saturday 10th in Dunwen, aka Halfling village)
  2. *notes would be found posted on various settlement notice boards* [1] Greetings my fellow Gnomes, you may not know me, I am called by many names but you may call me Merwin the Fool. I am but a humble Gnome who lives off the land, recently as I disembarked and explored the new lands of Aevos, I found myself within the company of our fellow Weefolk cousins; the Halflings! After much talk with a fellow Gnome named Tulip and the Halfling Mayor Mimosa, we have come to an agreement for our kind to be able to settle within The Shire! With that I call out to all of you, Gnomes hidden throughout the land, we have a new home for our kind. Come now and let's build a better future for us Gnomes in The Halfling Shire. OOC: So, Gnomes am I right? Why should someone be bothered, they're just Halflings with a different name right? not quite. Gnomes in general folklore, suffer from the "Small peoples" curse, which makes them a blank canvas that's painted differently depending on the story. In other words, whether you call something a gnome, goblin, brownie or smurf, they are all the same small peoples. But that's where the story and modern medieval fantasy come in to differentiate them. So what is a gnome in medieval fantasy? A gnome is a small humanoid creature, often associated with fairies and woodland animals that hides away from anything bigger than itself. So how are gnomes portrayed in LotC? Gnomes, like their Halfling cousins have common ancestors that diverged into different groups. With the first proto-gnomes, being culturally different from Halflings, they diverged a second time to the two gnome groups we have now; Haesseni gnomes (aka your Forest gnomes) [2] and Oblazeki gnomes (aka your Rock gnomes) [3]. With Haesseni gnomes being similar to cultures like Halflings, Wood Elves and Forest Dwarves, having close ties to nature. Whereas Oblazeki gnomes are similar to Mountain Dwarves, preferring to work on various crafts and make technological advancements. Of course that's just an oversimplification, links to their respective culture posts will be given. In more detail: - Gnomes are a bit shorter than Halflings, maxing out at 2ft - Gnomes are more spread out in the world, so they don't have a close knit community (though that could change thanks to you!) - The gnomish religions are two at the moment: the first one being centered around nature worship and its spirits, the second is about The Creator and its avatars - The lack of properness, meaning that Gnomes don't necessarily abide to these traditions/rules - Smaller families - Strong drinking culture with emphasis on brewing various kinds of drinks All in all, more nature driven and secretive than Halflings or Dwarves [1] https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/229158-the-gnomish-script/ [2] https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/205392-culture-haeseni-gnomes-dunnfolk/ [3] https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/206836-oblazeki-gnomes-sons-of-the-hidden-city/?tab=comments#comment-1873762
  3. *far away, in the lands of The Shire, a certain Gnome dressed in blue robes works all night writing* “Finally, I have cracked this mysterious script, a big step in Gnomish history; I hope my kin will appreciate my discovery” *he says as he adds the final details, before heading to his bed* THE GNOMISH SCRIPT, AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE Priva my fellow Gnomes and friends, I, Merwin the Fool have made a great discovery on Gnomish history. As long as I can remember the elders that I grew up with and the ones I met on my travels, all had these charms made of birch bark. On them, they had strange inscriptions like this: I knew they meant something, but I didn’t know what. So I collected any I could find and worked hard to decode them. After many months I finally cracked the case, the script itself was of Gnomish origin! Upon closer inspection, I also noted that the script was written using charcoal sticks, probably because of the semi-nomadic nature of Gnomes; an easier resource to acquire than making ink and quills. With that out of the way, here’s the decoded script: These letters are all simplified depictions of various plants and bugs, the letter N for example is based off of the nutmeg seed when it’s still covered by its mace. We can also see the frequent use of the symbols: These symbols are used to differentiate words and to start & end sentences respectively, for example: if I had to write down the sentence “Good morning” which is “Bor hag” in Gnomish, I would write it like this Using to begin and end the sentence, and using to differentiate between "Bor" and "hag". The script itself is written on birch bark from left- to-right and up-to-down like most languages, though charms are almost always circles and written in a spiraling way from inside-out. But with our kind closer than ever, we can write like normal instead of spirals. With that all said, I look forward to writing and reading the way our people did ages ago. (OOC: If you want to use this script simply download it in this page: https://www.1001fonts.com/gnomish-font.html . A few tips in order to write better using this script: use lowercase letters, write numbers in words (aka “one” instead of “1”), begin and end sentences with “.”, use “;” to differentiate words and if you’re writing in Gnomish use the dictionary in this post https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/205392-culture-haeseni-gnomes-dunnfolk/ )
  4. To all those who may be considered small: Gnomes, Musin, and even stray Halflings, The Halflings of Dunwen wish to let you know that we have land already set aside for you if you wish to take it. We are small, the world is big and dangerous; together we can help defend each other and live our lives the way we wish without biggun interference. It is our wish here in the village, that any who may fit into this category come find us if they are ever in need of shelter, and together we can thrive. We have land already set aside for gnomes and space for musin as well, if any wish to join us we want you to know we will in no way interfere with your cultural practices as long as they do not bring harm to any who reside within our lands. We will not force you to pay taxes or attend some random number of events with us, we simply wish to grow alongside each other. The Gnome Area, ready to go. Y'all will have free reign to edit your space as you wish. Sincerely, Dolly Peregrin, Elder of Dunwen.
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