Gnomes are naturally friendly, highly social and fun loving people. They are respected by Elves for their communion with nature and knowledge of arcane magic, admired by Halflings for their humor, and sought out by Dwarves for their gemcutting skills. Garl Glittergold was created by James M. Ward and first appeared in the "Nonhuman Deities" chapter of the original "Deities and Demigods " (1980) as the god of gnomes. Roger E. Moore detailed several additional gnomish gods in his article "The Gods of the Gnomes" in "Dragon" #61 (May 1982), including: Baervan Wildwanderer, god of adventure and thieves; Urdlen ("The Crawler Below"), god of evil; Segojan Earthcaller, god of earth and nature; and Flandal Steelskin, god of metalworking; these four newer gods also appeared in the original "Unearthed Arcana" (1985). All five of these deities were detailed for "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" second edition in the book "Monster Mythology" (1992) by Carl Sargent, including details about their priesthoods; this book also introduced additional gods including: Baravar Cloakshadow, god of illusions, protection, and deception; Gaerdal Ironhand, god of protection, vigilance, and combat; and Nebelun (The Meddler), god of inventions and good luck. All of these gods also received a very detailed description for their roles in the Forgotten Realms in "Demihuman Deities" (1998).