Rock gnome

When most people think of gnomes, they are in fact thinking of a specific subspecies of gnome called the "Rock gnome." Rock gnomes are a capricious, childlike race very much unlike their cousins, the Svirfneblin or "Deep Gnomes" and the Forest gnomes. Rock gnomes embody the characteristics of their creator and patron deity, Garl Glittergold, choosing to spend their long lives by filling each day with as much fun and enjoyment as is possible.

Rock gnomes roam the lands of Faerûn far and wide, using their impressive, natural intelligence as inventors, mages, and other positions which require mechanical aptitude or just sheer knowledge of their surroundings. Rock gnomes who choose to study the paths of arcane magic typically choose the school of illusion, which they often use to enhance storytelling or defending their small villages from goblinoid attack.

Personality
Rock gnomes possess many of the traits other races (particularly humans) attribute to children. Most rock gnomes enjoy life to their very fullest; asking questions endlessly, pranking friends and strangers alike, and finding new and interesting hobbies are just a few of the countless chores that rock gnomes burden each day with. Much like a child, a rock gnome possesses very little tolerance for long term mental focus unless the task as hand is of notable interest.

While their joyful, child-like viewpoint of life gives the impression that a rock gnome would be incapable of achieving something so mundane as physical labor, rock gnomes manage to use their keen intelligences to turn something generally unexciting as work into a fun and enjoyable expenditure of their time and energy.

Physical Description
Rock gnomes are typically between 3 to 3 1/2 feet tall and weight anywhere from 40 to 45 pounds. They possess a brownish tint to their skin naturally; the presence or absence of light has little effect upon it. Young rock gnomes possess any of a large number of hair colors that fades to grey or white upon reaching adulthood. Male gnomes typically keep beards groomed in a neat manner.