Last year they were dropping like crazy. Why are the drops so infrequent this year?

Yes please! More gnomes!

I've seen four groups in 12ish hours, which isn't terribly bad. Of course, more gnomes is never a BAD thing, so I too support the enslavement of more gnomes for our pleasure and profit :whipcrack:

I woke up early this morning to see if they were around.

I've seen one group so far, I was busy with family out of town all day yesterday, and probably will be today, until tonight. Le sigh.

They're all hiding from Richter in Newton's.

I sort of wish there was a way to distribute them more evenly..I know people who have gotten 2+ artifacts from gnomes, and quite a few of us haven't found so much as a vial.

I'm more annoyed about the trackers who have 2 or 3 presents

Is it very rare to find more then two or three gnomes? I think I found a total of fourteen or fifteen.

I heard that trackers couldn't bond seek the gnomes, but that could be a rumor.

Gee.. wonder where all the gnomes went.

I've not seen a single gnome, even though I've looked for them when they jingle from the sky.

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Nerf Anaria!

Kharaen claims she's found three by doing so

I don't think tracking works with them (or so I heard). And yeah, I know of people who've gotten 3-4 artifacts, but it seems like most everyone I talk to has gotten something decent (except for me, but I got plenty of stuff to give out)

I got a present filled with vials. Dormant, so that went as a present to others, but even so.

maybe next year they should make it you can only influence one of the gnomes once and thus can only get one present!

althoug I love gnomes *snuggle gold and vials*

Finding that many gnomes sure didn't get me as much loot as other people got, that's for sure. I didn't find any artifacts. Most of the presents were full of gold, generally 15k. I got loads and loads of poisons too. A few pocketbelts I found were full of tints which was good because I had no more green tints. I did pretty well but nowhere near as well as others.

Still quite pleased!

Let Anaria keep getting presents, she's getting all the less good ones, leaving the good ones for the rest of us

See! I'm doing a public service.

GAAAAH. Why don't gnomes change their mindset quicker?? Makes me sad. Tael had to sit for two hours before a god took pity on him. *wubs to that god* Now I have to deal with my own smug gnome.

Oh, and it's been confirmed that Bond Seek does indeed find gnomes. Bother.