The Dread Gnomes were one of the seven original tribes of the Land of Dragons. When the battle of water and fire caused the Land of Dragons to merge with the land of Pirra, each of the tribes were gifted with a gemstone: the Dread Gnomes' was the Emerald. After the two lands were merged, a great mountain chain sprung up to divide the two lands. The Dread Gnomes chose the largest of these mountains as their home, and named it Dread Mountain.