Gnome

Gnomes are benevolent small people, residing in tree logs, shacks, and small huts. They look like dwarves, with beards and pointed hats, but they are shorter.

It seems to be a common that Gnomes having spindles that can turn straw into gold, or at least a certain gnome. Nikstlitselpmur was such a gnome.

Gnomes also have the ability to weave magic into the ropes they make, normally making for strong reliable rope.

Another Gnome was known for making special boots that wouldn't slip on the rocks of the Glass Mountains, and gloves that couldn't be cut by the sharp edges of the mountains.

In the Underground Realm of the Gnomes, most underground Gnomes look a bit different, with grey dirty skin, therefore they must be a different race.

In Adventure in Serenia a gnome steals some of the wanderer's belongings.



In KQ6 there is a race of gnomes known as the Sense Gnomes which are guards of the Isle of Wonder. There are five of them, one for each sense. Vizier Alhazred had contacted them to tell them to kill Alexander. However Alexander was able to trick each of their senses one by one with a stinky flower, a mechanical nightingale, a mint, a rabbit's foot, and Invisible Ink.



Gnomes in the Unofficial Games
According to King's Quest ZZT and ZZT2, gnomes are almost always friendly, and can live up to 200 years, and are well trained in magic. The gnomes in that game are said to be 4 ft tall, and light green in color. Apparently for some reason, there aren't very many of them left in the world of King's Quest.