Manual

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G N O M E S
The eccentric, often brilliant gnomes are held as one of the most peculiar
races of the world. With their obsession for developing radical new
technologies and constructing marvels of mind-bending engineering, it’s a
wonder that any gnomes have survived to proliferate. Over the years, the
gnomes have contributed ingenious weapons to aid the Grand Alliance in
its fierce battles against the Horde.
Thriving in the wondrous techno-city of Gnomeregan, the gnomes shared
the resources of the forested peaks of Dun Morogh with their dwarven
cousins for generations. Yet recently, a barbaric menace rose up from the
bowels of the earth and invaded Gnomeregan. The troggs – believed to
have been unearthed from the Uldaman excavation – erupted beneath
Gnomeregan and began to slaughter every gnome within the city. Though
the gnomish defense forces staged a valiant defense, they could not save
their wondrous city.
At the command of the High Tinker Mekkatorque, the gnomes opened the
pressure valves of their giant, grinding machines and released toxic
radiation throughout the city. Though the radiation killed the troggs, the
gnomes soon discovered that it killed their own people just as quickly.
Nearly eighty percent of the gnomish race died within days. Those that
survived evacuated the great city and fled to the protection of their
dwarven cousins in Ironforge.
There they remain, devising radical strategies to retake their beloved city at
any cost. As a gnome of proud standing, it falls to you to answer the
challenge and lead your curious people to a brighter future.