Cave gnome

Cave gnome Picture Level 2 Family gnome family creatures Body Type Biped Undead No Areas Found Icemule Environs Catacombs Upper Dragonsclaw Old Mine Road BCS <Not Known> HP <Not Known> Armor [?]

Attack Attributes Physical Attacks handaxe +52 AS short sword +52 AS cudgel +52 AS

Defense Attributes Melee +2 to +25 DS Ranged DS UAC +57 UDF Bolt DS Bard Base TD Ranger Base TD Sorcerer Base TD Wizard Base TD Cleric Base +6 TD Empath Base TD Paladin Base TD Major Elemental TD Minor Elemental TD Major Spiritual +6 TD Minor Spiritual +6 TD Major Mental TD Minor Mental TD

Treasure Attributes Coins Yes Gems Yes Magic Items Yes Boxes Yes Skin gnome scalp Other Alchemy (common)

This very short creature resembles, if anything, a misshapen dwarf. Whereas dwarves carry themselves upright, the cave gnome scampers about in a hunched over fashion, peering malignantly up at intruders through bulging purple eyes set on a head seemingly a few sizes too big for the associated body. Do not mistake their size as a limitation, though. The cave gnome regularly bounces high enough in combat to strike giantmen square in the head.

Hunting strategies

Cave gnomes under Icemule carry only a cudgel with no shield or armor.

Cave gnomes under Wehnimer's Landing carry handaxes and a wooden shield.

Cave gnomes in the gnoll/gnome mines, through the Upper Dragonclaw Forest, carry short swords, wooden shields, and leather breastplates. They are harder to kill than their kin due to their scale armor. The creatures in the gnoll/gnome mines can spawn at a fast rate with only 2 or 3 adventurers in the area.

Other information

Cave gnomes often carry gems and boxes, giving young and older adventurers alike and easy target for cash hunting.

References

• Cave gnome on Play.net bestiary

Near-level creatures

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