Gnomes

Gnomes are precarious creatures as they have invested much of their time to themselves. Never really going into conflict with anyone, it seems they saw no merit in dissolving relationships with the other races. They managed to carve out their homes in bedrock in places that didn’t seem to bother anyone else, not even nearby Dwarves. Maybe they are geniuses at maneuvering world politics, or maybe its just dumb luck as they meander through life doing whatever it is they do.