Gnomes

Gnomes are almost dwarf looking beings, but don´t let the first sight fool you. They are, on the contrary, quite the opposite of dwarves. They are not so strong and their endurance is nowhere near to the level of a dwarf. But what they lack in these, they gain in dexterity and extremely high intelligence. It’ll come as no surprise that they make for incredibly powerful wizards and alchemists and they may also become capable rogues or clerics.

Gnomes are typical book-worms and researchers and because of this, grasp the nature of things around them faster and therefore gain more skill points upon leveling-up. They value the wisdom above all and it´s customary to pass it to the next generations and thanks to that, they gain bonuses for ancient wisdom skill.

Their numerous experiments with magic, that have not lead to many injuries, have brought them natural resistance against fire and cold. A good understanding of magic grants them additional mental resistance, spell-power and their spells also tend to fail less often.

Gnomes can´t wear heavy armor nor use shields and they also avoid using heavy and ranged weapons. Their self-awareness of high intelligence, and feeling of superiority, makes them often quite ignorant and so, they may not learn the perception skill. There´s no such thing as gnome warrior or ranger in DoA.