Not unlike chaos dwarves, dark gnomes have
turned to the power of chaos. They are brutal to their good-natured cousins and
are savage when it comes to battle, but luckily for the goodly gnomes, their
evil kin live underground and most never come to the surface.
Dwarves in black can represent dark gnomes. They are also more likely to wear
pointed hats, like wizards, as they are great users of the black arts.
|
Name |
W |
M |
WS |
BS |
S |
T |
I |
A |
DD |
|
Armed Gnome |
40 |
4 |
5 |
4+ |
9 |
4(9) |
4 |
2 |
6 |
|
Berserker Gnome |
31 |
4 |
5 |
5+ |
7 |
5(6) |
1 |
4 |
4 |
|
Big Gnome |
50 |
4 |
4 |
5+ |
8 |
6(8) |
3 |
3 |
5 |
|
Death Gnome |
60 |
4 |
6 |
3+ |
10 |
4(6) |
5 |
5 |
6 |
|
Insane Gnome |
22 |
4 |
4 |
5+ |
6 |
5(6) |
0 |
4 |
3 |
|
Killer Gnome |
15 |
4 |
4 |
5+ |
5 |
4(5) |
0 |
3 |
2 |
|
Mad Gnome |
9 |
4 |
3 |
6+ |
4 |
4(5) |
0 |
2 |
1 |
Armed Gnome: Fear 11, Hate Gnomes, Guard
Death Gnomes
These gnomes wear full body armour, and are employed as guards for the death
gnomes. They wield miniature lances, and sometimes are elevated to death gnome
status.
Level nine.
Berserker Gnome: Fear 9, Hate Gnomes
These gnomes drink 'earth brew', ingest the strange herbs, and rub a special
balm into their skin before battle. After this long ordeal they either go mad
and run off, kill all of their comrades, or die of shock. It was this reason
that the balm was banned from dark gnome society. However, many enjoy the balm,
and go 'underground' (if you'll excuse the pun) to use it. In fact, it is in
quite common use, and many can now last quite long after using it, for their
bodies have developed antibodies to slow the strange reaction processes.
However, some still die of its effects, and many will not come out of hiding, so
berserker gnome numbers are small.
Level seven.
Big Gnome: Fear 10, Hate Gnomes
These gnomes are considered 'freaks' in the dark gnome society, and are forced
to work as slaves for the death gnomes. They are of about the size of a short
human, which is quite large for gnomes, and were it not for their lack of
intelligence, they would have realised that their strength is enough to
overthrow their cruel masters.
Level eight.
Death Gnome: Fear 12, Hate Gnomes, Magic
Resistance 3+
These gnomes are blessed by the chaos gods, and command the other dark gnomes.
All dark gnomes serve only them, although it is rumoured that the death gnomes
themselves serve a king. Unfortunately, few have survived to interrogate a death
gnome, and those that have interrogated them have had no luck, for they seem to
have the ability to end their lives when they feel like it.
Level ten.
Insane Gnome: Fear 8, Hate Gnomes
Insane gnomes not only get drunk on 'earth brew', but also ingest a strange herb
found growing in underground tunnels. They are even more effective in battle,
and no recorded incident exists where an insane gnome has returned home empty
handed.
Level six.
Killer Gnome: Fear 6, Hate Gnomes
These gnomes also get drunk on 'earth brew', but actually cause damage in
battle, hence their name. If a killer gnome returns home empty handed (i.e. with
not one head of a killed victim) then his wife and all of his children will
commit suicide out of shame. The killer gnome will then be locked up and kept
alive with his guilt for as long as he lives.
Level four.
Mad Gnome: Hate Gnomes
Drunk on a beer known as 'earth brew', these gnomes are suicidal… and to
virtually no effect. They are largely useless. It is unusual for any mad gnome
to return from battle.
Level two.
| Armed Gnome | 4540 gold each |
| Berserker Gnome | 2500 gold each |
| Big Gnome | 3520 gold each |
| Death Gnome | 5460 gold each |
| Insane Gnome | 1240 gold each |
| Killer Gnome | 470 gold each |
| Mad Gnome | 160 gold each |