A spell for a penny

Should you wish to pluck a rose, or to caress it, beware its thorns, its dangerous beauty.

Some elves lose patience teaching the 'young' races, and set out to employ harsher methods. A few doubt the very intent of mother nature, and set out to bring their own vision to life.

Another scary child's toy...

When the gods were born, so was Spark ... though of little power, he did not lack drive, and so did not those whom he favored...

A place more holy than any other

Once a tool awakened on purpose, the looming stones have outlived their masters but not their purpose

The mind of a wizard is more open to the more esoteric elements of his surroundings - this is why he is able to perceive the weave of the Great Tapestry that is the multiverse, and pull at the strings. This increased sensitivity can manifest in several ways.

A harvest queen, a druid of war, a monarch of leaves.

A man of the city in the wild, a man of coin stands at nature's side? Can this go well, can it bear fruit? Will he be worthy, will duty take root?

There are large and small crickets, each was unique.

High above the lands of the living, where frost and howling of the wind reign, the morbid monument to a faith long dead calls the deceased on a last pilgrimage.

“Swiftly, repent! The Saintmaker is coming!”

Two young nobles, enmity between their families. Where have we seen this before?

Seldom does one see a Dunshar 'nude', as an amorphous masses of jelly. They can animate mud, earth, stone or metal, and use them as a body to shield their fragile self.

Known in folk-lore as the Blighted Storm-Serpents, the reclusive Kumbra are far more than any might guess.

A tool of war, given free will to foster stife and conflict, that used that very same free will to become a messenger of peace.

In seeking to escape serving the Lord of Ravens many a hope flickered and died, for those who oppose him end up serving him after all.

Whether in pencil-and-paper, or on the computer (Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale), we've been plagued by the gnome stereotype of foolish inventor and chaotic law-infringing businessman. I guess it's time to change that. I've decided to throw a bone: help me make the gnomes a race worth featuring in an RPG.