The Nomenary is a large cluster of gnome burrows within the tall, broken hills bordering Dreadmire — nearly the same area occupied by the human Hill Clans. These gnomes are horologists, astronomers, and naturists, that spend most of their time peering at the heavens and cataloguing natural phenomenon. Each Nomenary village is known for its specialty, such as a planetarium, astronomical clock tower, open-air observatory, and an inspiring celestial book, The Astronomicon. The gnomes in general have contributed a great deal to the naturist book "Cyclopedia of Swamp Environment and Cultures" about local ecology and people.