"Halflings are basically just small humans. Even have the same rounded ears." She hopped puting it in terms of big folk would help it make sense. "They generally great stock in family, with big clans who live and travel together. They also like food a lot."

"But gnomes? We're closer to the fey creatures than anything else." The true origin of gnomes wasn't known, but this explanation always sounded like the most plausible to her. "We're more self sufficient and rely on our wits. Gnomes like to have more fun, we collect jokes, pull pranks and love to laugh."