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. The Gods of
Neutrality wanted to give the races physical power over the
world, but with the freedom to choose between Evil and
Good. Eventually, the later course was decided upon, the
Gods of Evil believing that they would have little trouble
gaining the upper hand.
"Three races were born, then - the elves, beloved of the
Gods of Good; the ogres, willing slaves of the Gods of Evil;
and the humans, the neutrals, who - of all the races - had the
shortest life span and therefore were easily drawn to one
side or the other. When these races were created, the god
Reorx was given the task of forging the world. He chose
some humans to help him in this task, since they were the
most willing workers. But Reorx soon grew angry at the
humans. Many were greedy and worked only to gain
wealth, taking little pride in what they created. Some sought
to cheat, others stole. Furious, Reorx cursed his followers,
turning them into gnomes - small creatures doomed - I don't
really mean DOOMED," Palin interrupted himself hastily,
seeing the gnomes begin to frown - "I mean ... uh ...
BLESSED to be tinkers" - the gnomes smiled - "and to
spend their entire lives tinkering with mechanical devices
that would never, er, I mean, rarely work
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