Back to basics

Let's clear the palate with something a little more straightforward:


Now there's a classic svirfneblin. Dark: both in complexion and in mood; brooding, even. Tough: get a load of the scar across his left eye - he didn't get that shaving. Badass: his weapon of choice is the gladius, the sword with which the Romans conquered the world - and he's got two of 'em. The spiked armor is just gravy.

Oh, yeah, deep gnomepunk.

I'm not sure of the original source of this illustration, but it appears on this Wizards of the Coast discussion forum.