Gnome Religion

Attitude towards the deities

At first glance, gnomes would appear to have deities just like any other race. The legends of Bif the tireless and his companions- Trithereon the learned, Omesu the aloof, Finton the bold, and Garl the gleeful- are deeply ingrained in gnomes from a very young age. However unlike the dwarves with Wösterfuv and the myriads of other peoples and gods, gnomes don’t worship their immortal heroes. Nor is it believed that Bif and his companions want to be worshiped. Rather, they are the exemplars of what makes a good gnome. To gnomes, the society is before the individual, even if those individuals are immortal. The greatest sin for a gnome is to harm gnomic society in a deep long lasting way. Bif and his companions were the first of the gnomes to create political processes, create reading and writing, create a social safety network, and implement democratic ideals. They are to be honored, but not worshiped as an end to themselves.