The Schism: A 13th Age RP Campaign

I'd thought about how pixies feel about gnomes, but I never thought about how gnomes would feel about pixies...

They're both be in-tune with nature and have some basic respect for each other.  But.  It's a well-kept secret that gnomes are actually super-manipulative and always trying to maneuver for political/social gain.  To the point that gnomes will make troublesome gnomes disappear to keep that secret.  Pixies, on the other hand, are more tempestuous.  It would be a fairly well-known fact that pixies are super-manipulative, but purely for the sake of ****ing with people.  I imagine the pixies would realize how manipulative the gnomes are.  Can't scam a scammer.

Most races are, I think, OK with gnomes?  But probably don't much care for pixies...  Which is fine with them, they like being left alone up in the highlands.  Though pixie explorers afflicted with wanderlust would probably be more common than I originally imagined.  At the least it'd be common to run into younger pixies playing near their strongholds.  Which is probably how they got a reputation as pranksters.  Stupid kids.

Pixies would think gnomes are uptight, under-evolved little schemers.  Calling a pixie a gnome...  Not only would you be comparing them to a lesser race, you'd also be calling them dishonest.  Sure, they're prone to emotional outbursts, but at least you can tell what they're really thinking.  Pixies would probably be pretty approving of the "rebel" gnomes that live outside gnomish society, though.

Gnomes would think pixies are hot-headed fools, and possibly even consider them a potential problem.  Like they might spoil things the gnomes have worked for.  Since some people already associate pixies and gnomes, having people .  They'd probably be more or less fine with pixie society, so long as they stayed up in their little strongholds.  They'd probably consider most wandering pixies - the ones who aren't minding their manners, at least - a threat.  Calling a gnome a pixie would probably be a considerable insult.  At best, it'd be like calling them a brat.

So...
Pixie society <---subtle contempt---> Gnomish society
Pixie society ---approves of---> Individualist gnomes
Gnomish society ---distrusts---> Individualist pixies

There's a rather off-color joke that immediately springs to mind, but it's, y'know, not exactly appropriate.

You can ride a horse bareback. You could ride a griffin bareback. If you had a deathwish.

Would the 5-mile-long dragon care - or even notice - about the tiny pixie?
You could build a small town on the thing and it wouldn't even slow it down.

What if she was just hanging on and yelling "FALCO-O-O-O-OR!"
...Oh, right, hating The Red...

That is a very... Cheesy analogy.

Huh. I completely forgot to mention what kind of gems and jewels you guys found in the dragon hoard last session. Sooowy.

Ice Dragonblood Ruby(Large) x3
Ice Dragonblood Sapphire(Large) x5
Ice Dragonblood Opal(Medium) x2
Ice Dragonblood Emerald(Ancient) x1

Dragonblood gems are very special gems adored by- you guessed it- dragons. Dragons go absolutely bonkers over them, and I really wish I had remembered to say this during the session, because even Seren would have been fawning over the gems like they were her new children. Dragonblood gems are created naturally over the span of many years, sometimes decades, sometimes even centuries. The older a Dragonblood gem is, the bigger it is, the more beautiful it is, and the more it's worth. When a dragon sits on their hoard, their breath gradually changes and shapes the precious stones they possess, infusing them with draconic energy, changing the stone's appearance. Naturally, this means there is a different type of Dragonblood gem for each of the different dragon breaths(Fire, Ice, Lightning, Poison, and Acid). While all dragons love DBGs in general, they especially love gems of their own type and color. So much so that they would pay just about anything for them, and even kill for them.

Also, the best way to earn a dragon's affection is to give him/her a Dragonblood Gem of their color and type as a present. Dragons typically give them to each other as marital gifts or signs of affection and desire. You don't just give a Fire Dragonblood Ruby to a Red Dragon all casual-like. Not unless you happen to be their spouse. Or you really want to be.

While you can sell Dragonblood Gems to any Jeweler like normal gems, it would be a much better idea to hold onto them until you find the right... Buyer. Or, you know, give them to the poor little dragon in the party who doesn't have a hoard of her own. Poor Seren.

Also, you can give Dragonblood Gems to certain Enchanters and Blacksmiths in places like Horizon, and they can create draconic magic items for you. For a price, of course.

Rarity Chart:
Small - Common
Medium - Uncommon
Large - Rare
Huge - Very Rare
Ancient - Ultra Rare

Seren will gladly take them all.

I can do Thursdays through the summer, though it might mean I have less time to work on maps. But once I start working on Weekdays again, the campaign has to be on Saturday.