Gnome lord
G gnome lord 
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| Difficulty | 4 |
| Attacks |
Weapon 1d8 |
| Base level | 3 |
| Base experience | 33 |
| Speed | 8 |
| Base AC | 10 |
| Base MR | 4 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | 2 (Quite rare) |
| Genocidable | Yes |
| Weight | 700 |
| Nutritional value | 120 |
| Size | Small |
| Resistances | None |
| Resistances conveyed |
None |
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A gnome lord:
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| Reference | monst.c#line1457 |
A gnome lord, G, is a type of monster that appears in NetHack. Gnome lords are a slightly stronger form of gnome, and are a lord to their kind.
Like standard gnomes, a gnome lord has infravision and can be seen with infravision, and hostile gnome lords will collect items that they can use. A gnome lord has a single weapon attack.
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Gnome lords are known as gnome leaders, with "lord" and "lady" being gendered titles.Generation
Randomly generated gnome lords are always peaceful towards gnomish and dwarvish characters, and will be hostile towards the other playable races. Gnome lords are eligible for offensive items, defensive items, and miscellaneous items. A gnome can grow up into a gnome lord, and a gnome lord can grow up into a gnome king.
A gnome lord is generated on each of the filler levels in the Gnomish Mines at level creation, and three each are each are generated in The Gnome King's Wine Cellar and The Mimic of the Mines maps of Mines' End.
Gnome lords may appear among the hostile G that generate in throne rooms, as well the monsters randomly generated by looting a throne while confused and carrying gold (provided there is no chest on the level).[1]
Starting inventory
A gnome lord placed at level creation has a chance of being generated with a single candle: the chance is 1⁄20 if he is in the Gnomish Mines, and 1⁄60 otherwise.[2] The candle has a 3⁄4 chance of being tallow and a 1⁄4 chance of being wax, and will be lit if the gnome is generated in a dark area.
Gnome lords that are not generated on the Rogue level have a 5⁄12 chance of being generated with one of the five default weapon sets: 3-14 darts, a crossbow and 3-14 crossbow bolts, a bow and 3-14 arrows, a stack of 3-5 daggers, or an aklys.[3]
Strategy
Gnome lords are not especially stronger or fast than regular gnomes, but still have the same capacity to quickly overwhelm early characters if you are not careful around them.
History
The gnome lord first appears in NetHack 3.0.0.
Encyclopedia entry
... And then a gnome came by, carrying a bundle, an old fellow three times as large as an imp and wearing clothes of a sort, especially a hat. And he was clearly just as frightened as the imps though he could not go so fast. Ramon Alonzo saw that there must be some great trouble that was vexing magical things; and, since gnomes speak the language of men, and will answer if spoken to gently, he raised his hat, and asked of the gnome his name. The gnome did not stop his hasty shuffle a moment as he answered 'Alaraba' and grabbed the rim of his hat but forgot to doff it.
'What is the trouble, Alaraba?' said Ramon Alonzo.
'White magic. Run!' said the gnome ..
[ The Charwoman's Shadow, by Lord Dunsany ]
"Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," Harry told Ron as they crossed the lawn.
"Yeah, I've seen those things they think are gnomes," said Ron, bent double with his head in a peony bush, "like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing rods..."
There was a violent scuffling noise, the peony bush shuddered, and Ron straightened up. "This is a gnome," he said grimly.
"Geroff me! Gerroff me!" squealed the gnome.
It was certainly nothing like Santa Claus. It was small and leathery looking, with a large, knobby, bald head exactly like a potato. Ron held it at arm's length as it kicked out at him with its horny little feet; he grasped it around the ankles and turned it upside down.
