Forest Gnome (DHR)

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Forest Gnome
Major Homelands: Very widely scattered communities in deep forests. Clusters of villages exist in the Moonwood, the High Forest, the Forest of Tethir, and the Chondalwood. These villages rarely interact with other races, even other gnome communities. An important forest gnome community exists in Myth Dyraalis, but these gnomes almost never interact with the outside world.
Allowed Classes: cleric, fighter, thief, specialist wizard (illusionist only).
Multiclass Combinations: cleric/fighter, cleric/thief, cleric/illusionist, fighter/thief, fighter/illusionist, thief/illusionist.
Initial Languages: Gnome, Common, Burrowers' Squeak (common speech of burrowing mammals), allied demihuman languages (usually Elvish or Halfling), sylvan creature languages (for example, Brownie, Pixie, Satyr, Sprite). Languages of small evil humanoids (for example, kobolds, goblins) might be known.
Major Deities: Garl Glittergold's pantheon (Demihuman Deities; Monster Mythology) but particularly Baervan Wildwanderer.
References: 1993 FORGOTTEN REALMS boxed set, A Grand Tour of the Realms; The Complete Book of Gnomes & Halflings; Demihuman Deities; Lands of Intrigue boxed set, Book One, "Myth Dyraalis"; Monster Mythology, "Gods of the Gnomes: Baeran Wildwanderer."