just over 3 feet tall and tend to be built rather sturdy for their size However, the skin of a twilight gnome is generally blueish green in color due to the influence of the elemental energies that they are exposed to on a daily basis Their hair color ranges from deep blue to earthy brown and their eyes range from completely black to vibrant shades of blue or green The rarest of these creatures boasts eyes the color of crystalline ice Alignment: While twilight gnomes may appear to be very chaotic in nature due to their tendency to move quickly from one idea or task to another, this tendency does not dominate their existence Twilight gnomes can be of any alignment, but tend towards neutral good Their goal is generally good in nature, but sometimes the methods they use to accomplish their goals are of questionable legality, or at the very least unorthodox Religion: Since they are beings that have been changed by their exposure to elemental energies, they have a tendency to worship those very energies that helped change them into what they are today In most major settlements a shrine to the power of elemental water or earth can be found Beyond these elements, there are many twilight gnomes that pay homage to deities of invention, cleverness and trickery Twilight Gnome Lands: The twilight gnomes are native to the forest that gives them their name, and the place where the race evolved, the Twilight Wood While there are small settlements throughout the northern reaches of the continent of Slarinca, only in their native wood will one find large numbers of their kind Language: Twilight gnomes are descended from the same ancestors as other gnomes, and thus speak gnomish Male Names: Bringdon, Derosin, Kerig, Prinite, Zurkez Female Names: Arless, Feril, Kara, Vasha, Adventures: Twilight gnomes adventure frequently within the boundaries of their own woods The Twilight Wood is ever changing, and there are still many unexplored regions hidden beneath its canopy Though rare, there is occasionally a gnome who succumbs by the wanderlust that plagues their race These individuals seek travel to distant places and desire to see wondrous things These are the 160 true adventurers of the race Umbrals There are very few races in existence that can claim creation in the same manner as the umbrals Their ancestors were once practically mindless undead creatures, at one with the shadows They were the physical manifestation of strength draining negative energy and dwelled in the Plane of Shadow In ancient times a race of psychic humans dared to travel through their domain, and unintelligent though they were, they were incredibly cunning It would only be a matter of time before they feasted on the life force of those who dared trespass It was the death of their progenitor Carius that truly gave life to the race The shattering of the onyx gem within his breast that had granted him his power splintered his essence into the shadows nearby Several hundred shadows were transformed into umbrals on that night, beneath the moons Since then their race has grown, now numbering in the tens of thousands across the Illurian Empire They have not forgotten how they were created Nor have they forgotten the history that forced them from the lands they consider their own Personality: Umbrals tend to be a very secretive race As individuals they not trust easily, and are extremely hesitant to allow others into their circle They have been raised to believe that the only reliable beings are their brothers, and that all others will betray them, in time Suspicion has a tendency to cloud their judgement, but they endure all the same, seeing themselves as victims, and angrily trying to climb to the dominance they believe is rightly theirs Physical Description: With skin ranging from pitch black to muted gray, they appear much like the creatures their ancestors once were Their bodies are completely hairless from head to toe, giving them an appearance that is generally seen as strange or alien by those not of their race Males of the race typically stand about 6 feet tall, with females only slightly shorter Their general physical build has more in common with the lean, graceful structure of elves than that of humans Of all of their physical characteristics, it is the eyes that unnerve people the most Their eyes are