The Trunk

Within the trunk itself of the tree itself live the tinker gnomes.

Many pockets of “cave cities” exist within the trunk. Each one is run by a different gnomish family. The oldest living members of the family guide the mining, processing, crafting, manufacturing, or enchanting. The elders operate as a kind of council. Arranged marriages are common between the families to secure business bonds that will last generations. Their main export to the rest of the world is the wood of the ancient tree itself. The petrified wood makes an excellent magical conductor, and therefore is very valuable to the people within the trunk, and exceptionally valuable to casters all around the world.

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Current Events : Creeps of the Deeps
The influence of the mana storms from the felling of the great tree almost 3000 years ago are seen by everyone on a daily basis, most of the population owe their existence to this event. Little is known of the subterranean effects of the roots of this massive tree that still burrow into the crust of the planet. In recent years, strange creatures, abominations, and mutations of the surface races have begun to push towards the surface. The gnomes of the trunk have been charged with assisting in the defense of the Mardi Valdarianna. The gnomes have established a protectorate of Artificers and Inventors to not only assist in this task, but to do some science in the process!


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