If you are ready to roll your first character in this game, the World of Warcraft gnome offers many different abilities and strengths, despite their small size. These little characters are incredibly capable and offer many inherent traits that make them valuable not only to individual players, but also to groups. A WoW gnome can be quite a powerful force, at least when played correctly. There are a few classes that are available to this race, including Hunter, Rogue, Mage and Warlock.
The World of Warcraft gnome comes with many different talents, but they excel at engineering. This is the perfect profession for a WoW gnome and gives you a definite edge. Other important racial traits include arcane resistance, expansive mind and the very popular and vital escape artist trait. They will also have access to some truly remarkable epic mounts, once you get to that point where these are available. A gnomish epic mount is the Mechanostrider and they provide many different benefits to players.
While World of Warcraft gnomes are small and may not be well suited to certain kinds of warfare, they are very beneficial when playing in a group. The ability to get out of trouble quickly, as well as their expertise with engineering makes them a popular choice for many players. The WoW gnome will start out the game in the Coldridge Valley and their quests will be a little different from their human counterparts. The home city for gnomes is Ironforge, which they share with the dwarves.