# Gnome

Generated: 2026-07-15

> `Ancestry` page. Current status: `planned`.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ID | `gnome` |
| Page type | Ancestry |
| Status | planned |
| Implementation phase | D |
| Implementation priority | None |
| Spawn band | surface |
| Preferred biomes | hills, riverlands, plains |
| Description | Hill tinkerers who seed Coheronia with workshops, clever machines, and small wonders. |
| Visual families | No authored body art. |

## Summary

Gnome is a planned ancestry definition loaded from `data/ancestries.json`.

## Body Art Reference

No authored ancestry body art is currently attached to this entry.

## Effects

| Bucket | Effect | Value |
|---|---|---|
| player_effects | crafting_speed_mult | 1.15 |
| player_effects | machine_cost_reduction | 0.85 |
| player_effects | trap_cost_reduction_gnome | 0.85 |
| player_effects | melee_penalty | 0.8 |
| player_effects | health_reduction | 0.85 |
| player_effects | notes | ['faster crafting', 'cheaper machines/traps', 'automation bonus later', 'weak melee', 'lower health'] |
| settlement_effects | workshop_cost_reduction | 0.85 |
| settlement_effects | automation_bonus | 1.1 |
| settlement_effects | notes | ['workshops, automation, civic machines cheaper', 'weak militia without defenses'] |

## Related Pages

- [Character Types](../../character_types.md)