Gnomes

Gnomes also known as, Moonchildren,creatures from Allyra. They are sentinent, nocturnal and love mechanical devices. They are extremely hardy, being able to withstand heavy blows to the head and falls from heights of fifty feet. They were friends of the Elves for a long time, and helped them create the hiding place of the Keystone. They believe in Ellos, and are around three feet tall.

Characteristics
During the series, they are lead by Migmar who is their king and barrister (judge). They love to eat and will devour many strange tasting foods.

Their thoughts are very different from other species. Instead of thinking in a linear progression, they think using a central thought or feeling with many "satalite" thoughts spinning around that single one. This makes for a confusing and constant progression of thoughts. Kat called it loud.

Inventions
Contracting rock - a type of stone that contracts when heated.

Cutting thread - almost invisble, but extremely tough, thread used to entangle and pull Warspiders apart.

Disguises - they can blend in so well to their surroundings that it is impossible to tell what is a Gnome and what is part of the environment. It is unsure if this is a natural ability or something they invented.

Poisoned darts - darts used to inject rapid-acting sleeping potion into victims or deadly poison.

Prisoner wall - a wooden wall which can hold numerous prisoners by means of ropes. If one prisoner attemtps to escape, the ropes of the others tighten, beginning to choke them.

Tattoo ink - an ink used to make tattooes that will not come off unless they want it to.

Tree swings - swings built into a huge tree that not only swing, but spin and move up and down.