Not much for the subtle approach

Whispers are great, but sometimes you just want to step right up, shout it out, and throw down. Of course, if you're a gnome, it's totally kosher to summon a little help:

This guy - fully gnomepunk with his segmented leather overpants and straps and pouches - has summoned his eidolon: not the ancient Greek shade of the dead, but rather a customizable monster ally. What we have here seems to be a kitten-squirrel-badger-bear of some kind, and it's totally "cute but dangerous" as was the intention. And it's unintentionally gnomepunk, too.

Artist Michael Bielaczyc created Summoner and Eidolon for the cover of the Pathfinder RPG source book Advanced Feats: The Summoner's Circle.