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deadly traps and concealed sentries. Once a traveler where they come from and what they are up to, but a
passes through the outer defenses, the tunnels open few eventually learn to trust good-hearted people of the
up into marvelous cavern-towns carved from the surface world.
surrounding rock with exquisite care. The svirfneblin A few svirfneblin become merchants who deal with
are austere in their comforts compared to their surface other races both above and below ground. Drow,
cousins, but they take great pride in their stonework. duergar, and other peoples know that svirfneblin are
Deep gnomes do their best to remain hidden. Even usually neutral in outlook and typically honest in
if surface travelers succeed in locating a svirfneblin their dealings. Serving as middlemen between races
community, winning their trust can be even more too hostile to deal with each other directly can be
difficult. Those rare travelers who do succeed in lucrative, and it serves an important defensive function;
befriending deep gnomes find that they are loyal and svirfneblin middlemen tend to know more about rumors
courageous allies against any foe. and threats between rival merchants than anybody else.
Scouts and Spies Deep Gnome Names

Surface-dwelling gnomes often take up the adventurer’s Svirfneblin prefer less flamboyant names than their
life out of sheer curiosity about the world around rock gnome or forest gnome cousins. Clan names
them, eager to see new things and meet new people. reflect skills or occupations that a particular family is
By comparison, most svirfneblin possess very little associated with, and sometimes change if a noteworthy
wanderlust and rarely travel far from home. They individual strikes out in a new direction.
see the surface world as a bewildering place without
Male Names: Belwar, Brickers, Durthmeck, Firble,
boundaries and filled with unknown dangers.
Krieger, Kronthud, Schneltheck, Schnicktick,
Nevertheless, a few svirfneblin understand that it is
Thulwar, Walschud
necessary to know something about what is happening
Female Names: Beliss, Durthee, Fricknarti, Ivridda,
on the surface near their hidden refuges. As a result,
Krivi, Lulthiss, Nalvarti, Schnella, Thulmarra,
some svirfneblin become scouts, spies, or messengers
Wirsidda
who venture abroad, doing their best to avoid attention.
Clan Names: Crystalfist, Gemcutter, Ironfoot,
These travelers are notoriously close-mouthed about
Rockhewer, Seamfinder, Stonecutter
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