Nebin 5: The End of Nebin

Well, I wish we could end the week on a more uplifting note, but I'm afraid I have discovered some sad news:

Yes, that's our friend Nebin there: the hand-guard, pointy boots, and goggles (albeit symmetrical ones) mark him as our gnomepunk pal immediately, even upside down. This is, I guess, the last look anyone got of Nebin. Apparently, after years of service, in the supplemental book Dungeonscape (2007), Nebin lost his iconic status and was demoted to, um, dearly departed and has not been seen in new illustrations since then. But at least he was gnomepunk till the end.

Nebin's demise was likely just part of the anti-gnome conspiracy growing behind the scenes in D&D - but more on that tomorrow.

The End of Nebin was discussed on RPG.net, a discussion forum for roleplaying games.