A small book entitled, "an abbreviated history of the ancient and powerful Gnome race"

A rather dusty old leather-bound book sits upon the floor.

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Object 'a small book entitled, "an abbreviated history of the ancient and powerful Gnome race"' is 
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It is a level 2 book, weight 1.
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• Mob: Area pop
• Area: Glimwinkle's Windmill
• Pop: No
• Manufactured: No
• Out of Game: No
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Description/Exam

This dusty tome appears to have been used as a fire poke at one point,
given the amount of soot and charred pages upon it.

     An Abbreviated History of the Ancient and Powerful Gnome Race
                          by Gara the Slight





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                    Chapter 1: The Beginning

Gnomes are a quirky demi-Human race who originated somewhere in the middle of
the Realm, though the exact location of their birthplace still remains a
mystery. Cousins to the Dwarven race, Gnomes have taken up the magical arts in
far greater numbers than their bearded cousins.

Once thought to have been created by the Gods for amusement (some stories tell
of Gods who would put pointy hats on Gnomes, freeze them and put them in
gardens as statues), the history is hard to track.

Some thoughts rest with the Gnomes being used to help create much of the
Realm, with the Dwarven folk used to mine the ore. Gnomish ingenuity and
building prowess has been well documented, though it's unclear at which point
their inventions turned from simple and effective to outrageously complicated
and dangerous.


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        Chapter 2: The Vast Depth of Gnome Culture and Lore

Gnomes are known to take on life quests. These quests are large, multi-faceted
searches that will often take generations to complete (if they are ever
completed). The quests themselves range from finding the cheapest cat food at
the market (a quest usually never completed as Gnomes are very cheap with
their coin), to uncovering the secrets of Immortality.

Gnome life quests normally end in some form of unpleasantness as the questor
may get frustrated and attempt to make a machine or cast a spell to expedite
the quest a bit. This has never proven to be a good idea and has had
unintended consequences that can be felt down through future generations of
the Gnome's family.

An example of this was with Willy the Wartfoot who attempted to create a
flying machine that would enable him to complete his families life quest (to
be the first Gnomes on the Moon). So destructive was the explosion from
Willy's faulty flying machine that a neighbouring Gnome family took up a life
quest to pick up the pieces of the town Willy destroyed. They figure it will
take about 4 generations to complete.


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             Chapter 3: Gnome Courting Rituals

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Notes

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