Are gnomes made from lead?

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by Anthony

Oh, of course, that makes sense. Gnomes are like trolls (trolls turn to stone when struck by sunlight, gnomes turn to ... plastic).

That's the New Families (Gnomish social structures probably aren't solely designed to confuse outsiders). The Old Families turn into various ceramics or concrete. If the gnomes know what changed, they aren't talking about it.