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{{5e Monster Short|Svirfneblin|Svirfneblin|Overview|Humanoid, Gnome, Svirfneblin}}
<big>'''Svirfneblin'''</big>, '''''a.k.a. Deep Gnome''''', are a subrace of {{srd5lc|Gnome}} that live in the {{5ed|Underdark}}.<ref>[[user:Rlyehable]]</ref>
{{otherlore|Also called deep gnomes, svirfneblin are said to dwell in great cities deep underground.
A svirfneblin has wiry, rock-colored skin usually medium brown to brownish gray. Only males are bald; females have stringy gray hair. The average svirfneblin lifespan is 250 years.|{{SRD3ref}}|3.5e lore}}
{{otherlore|Deep gnomes, called svirfneblin (pronounced: /svɪrfˈnɛblɪn/ svirf-NEB-lin<ref>{{cite|last=Mentzer|first=Frank|date=January 1985|work=Ay pronunseeAYshun gyd|periodical=Dragon|issue=93|publisher=TSR Inc.|pages=30}}</ref>) in their own language, were a gnome subrace that lived in the Underdark. While their surface cousins were known for their boundless optimism and cheerful mischief, the svirfneblin were serious and suspicious creatures. They survived in the Underdark by maintaining wariness of others and working hard to keep their underground society secret.|<ref>[forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Deep_gnome Forgotten Realms Wiki - Deep gnome]</ref>|Forgotten Realms Wiki}}
