The Story of the Gnomes Vol1: Origins

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The Story of the Gnomes Vol1: Origins
 
The papers I have written here are to spread understanding of the Gnomish people and of our origins. I hope you will enjoy them and gain a better understanding of who we are.
 
The story of the Gnomes is interwoven with the story of our Gods, they are us and we are they. Stories of our heroes and our Patrons are handed down from generation to generation amongst we Gnomes, most often from father to son.
 
The Gnomish Pantheon of Gods is led Garl Glittergold. It is of him and his part in our Creation that I write this short tale.
 
It is to Him we look when we tell the stories of the first spark of our race.
 
In times long past, when dragon's were but eggs and magic was fresh and young, Garl Glittergold travelled the multiverse. He travelled through every part, from mountains to hills, valleys and oceans, deserts and forests, above the ground and below it.
 
During his travels deep under the earth he descended into a limestone cave system and his intelligent axe, Arumdina, spoke to him, it whispered of the hidden treasure that dwelled within a near by cavern, and with a Gnomes curiosity Garl used his magic to enter it. Garl discovered it was covered wall to ceiling with brilliant gems of many hues, his attention though was drawn to the most brilliant and beautiful of these, namely the diamonds, emeralds and rubies. Garl marvelled at their beauty and picked some of the gems out of the wall and breathed on them, the magic of his breath sparked the tiny forms within the gems and they were set free.
 
Our Deep Gnome cousins came from rubies, we Rock Gnomes came from diamonds, and the Forest Gnomes from the emeralds.
 
Garl smiled as he saw the first Gnomes begin to investigate and discover the world in which they had been born. They looked to Garl and he smiled down upon them, they were filled with his joy and goodness, as they basked in his radient light.
 
The first thing that Garl uttered to these Gnomes was a joke, but not a normal joke, this was THE joke, the ultimate joke, the funniest, most hilarious, cleverest, kindest one ever told. It was part riddle, part joke, part prank. The Gnomes could not contains their mirth, joy and laughter at its telling. When the joke was told they were filled with his love. With smiles on their faces and Garl's words in their hearts the Gnomes negan to spread from that day forward, through the world, over and below.
 
Garl taught, and indeed teaches us everyday, to smile and laugh at the world and the trials that are put before us. As the Gnomish saying goes: "he who smiles first smiles longest!"
 
And thus it was that the Gnomes came to the world. Born of the gems deep in the earth. Smiling with the joy of Garl, our father.
 
Sebo Rumplstkinion
Priest of Garl Glittergold
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