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Naming their city Gnomebarrow was actually a mistake on the part of the mayor at the time. In all sense, one should have named the city Gnomeburrow, but at the official naming ceremony, it is told that a barrow wight exited the caves and appeared on the hilltops. The gnomish mayor, stuttering in fear, blurted out the word barrow rather than burrow upon seeing the creature, and henceforth the city was named Gnomebarrow.

The Gnomish Barrows, as well as a series of tunnels underneath Gnomebarrow, are now open. This is a medium-level area which should only be entered by experienced adventurers.