Gnomes

From King's Quest Omnipedia

Gnomes are another of the races of little people. Gnomes are close cousins of both the dwarfs and the dark elves and are associated with the spirits of both the earth and the mountains. Most, but not all, live underground and are said to guard veins of precious metals and stones, as well as vast, ancient treasures that have been buried there.^[1]

Gnomes can be found residing in tree logs, shacks, and small huts. They look like dwarfs, with beards and pointed hats, but they are shorter. Gnomes also normally have the ability to weave magic into the the things they make.^{SNW #?} Ropes made by gnomes are known for being strong reliable rope (unless the magic is disrupted somehow).^{SNW #?} Another Gnome was known for making special boots that wouldn't slip on the rocks of the Glass Mountains, and gloves that couldn't be cut by the sharp edges of the mountains.^{KoS #?} The gnome Rumplestiltskin is known for his ability to turn straw into gold. This is the power of his one-of-a-kind spindle. He has been encountered several times by the Royal Family of Daventry. Graham once met him in Daventry and answered his riddle and later while in Serenia he returned his spindle to either him or his relative. Alexander-Gwydion met him once on his return to Daventry.

In the Underground Realm of the Gnomes, most underground Gnomes appear to have gray dirty skin. It is possible that they may be a different subrace.

A gnome with a pointed hat stole the belongings of the two wanderers in both The Wizard and the Princess and Adventure in Serenia.

Another race of gnomes known as the Sense Gnomes are guards of the Isle of Wonder. There are five of them, one for each sense. Vizier Alhazred had contacted them to tell them to kill Alexander. However Alexander was able to trick each of their senses one by one with a stinky flower, a mechanical nightingale, a mint, a rabbit's foot, and Invisible Ink.

[edit] Gnomes in the Unofficial Games

According to King's Quest ZZT and ZZT2, gnomes are almost always friendly, and can live up to 200 years, and are well trained in magic. The gnomes in that game are said to be 4 ft tall, and light green in color. Apparently for some reason, there aren't very many of them left in the world of King's Quest.

[edit] Behind the scenes

Gnomes were given their name and differentiated from dwarves by the physician Paracelsus in the early fifteenth century.

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