Gnomes

      Gnome were created by accident. Long long ago when the gods walked Ki’larn, the gods Dulgand and Thikis decided to steal the decanter of life. The decanter had been used by the gods to create the creatures of Ki’larn. Its waters poured forth could create life from the smallest of objects.

      While Thikis and Dulgand were making their escape with the decanter, they began to fight over its possession. Thikis threw down Dulgand and in doing so the decanter crashed to the earth, breaking into a thousand pieces and the waters of life spilling upon the land.Thikis and Dulgand seeing what they had done fled and never spoke of the incident.

      Mother Faum discovered the decanter and its water. Deep underground much of the water had gathered into a set of seven pools. She gathered the broken pieces of the decanter and using the water gave each piece life. From these pieces gnomes were created.

      The Gnomes were set to guard and protect the pools as best they could until Mother Faum was able to create a new decanter. The gnomes being newly created didn’t know how to protect the waters so they started to investigate there surroundings. While looking for ways to protect the water they wandered far from the caves.

      Unfortunately none of them could recall how to get back because they knew not of writing. Instead they continued to wander and learn. Eventually the seven grew to hundreds and still they continued to wander.

      About that time Mother Faum returned to the pools with a new decanter. Seeing her guardians gone she quickly filled the decanter and set out to find what had become of them. She found them in a mountain valley near the western sea. They were learning how to swim while others learned to build boats. She found her original seven and told them they need no longer wander as the waters were now safe.

      The Gnomes, not knowing what else to do, sat and considered it for a time. While they sat the other gnomes learned to build houses, to farm, and to write. The seven then decided they would continue to wander and learn more about the world and eventually the stars.

      Meanwhile, the others should stay behind and begin to write down everything they had learned thus far. Mother Faum was pleased with the new idea and gave the original seven a sip from the decanter, so that they may travel Ki’larn and the stars themselves for all time. To this day the first seven still wander. They were never given proper names so they simply go by their numbers.