The gnome chatters away. It's clear he holds some respect for some trolls, but only for a few it'd fought side by side with.
The gnome says it was closer to some humans.
And that no, they're not related to trolls. And they chose to stay behind - most of the trolls weren't overly fond of them anyway, seeing them more as pests.
He explains that their human friends realized the monsters the Trolls were afraid of disliked the daylight. But since they were unable to take advantage of that themselves, and could only move at night when the monsters were active, they decided to move on.
He explains the gnomes don't fear the monsters. Even when the Heartstone fails, they can move during the day to hunt animals in the woods and hide in small tunnels and caves and cracks at night where they can't be reached.
So they decided to stay. Their ability to hide easily and move during daytime means they can also leave to find communities to relocate to if needed.
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The gnome says it was closer to some humans.
And that no, they're not related to trolls. And they chose to stay behind - most of the trolls weren't overly fond of them anyway, seeing them more as pests.
He explains that their human friends realized the monsters the Trolls were afraid of disliked the daylight. But since they were unable to take advantage of that themselves, and could only move at night when the monsters were active, they decided to move on.
He explains the gnomes don't fear the monsters. Even when the Heartstone fails, they can move during the day to hunt animals in the woods and hide in small tunnels and caves and cracks at night where they can't be reached.
So they decided to stay. Their ability to hide easily and move during daytime means they can also leave to find communities to relocate to if needed.
He explains that the trolls weren't so lucky.