Gnomes
Before collecting Gnomes you'll have to complete a two Side Quests, "Gnomes are Great" and "Gnomes are Evil" in Brightwall Village. After that, the 50 Gnomes hidden in Albion will come to life. You must shoot the loudmouthed Gnomes to collect them. Brian, in Brightwall Village, will then reward you for your efforts as part of the Gnomes are Evil Side Quest.
Talk to Brian in the Gnome-filled grotto by the Brightwall Academy/Library after you complete Gnomes are Great and he'll tell you the Gnomes have escaped. Follow the path to the first Gnome in the Misgnomer House. Here you will find the first Gnome (Brightwall Village 1/5). Stop just inside the door and pull out your gun. Press the LEFT TRIGGER to entire first-person aiming mode and look up.
Now, return to Brian. It turns out there are 49 more of these awful creatures scattered about Albion. You need to shoot every one of them to complete this Side Quest!
For better or worse, Gnomes won't sit in silence. You can hear them vocally insulting you wherever they are. Listen for the distinctive voice while you explore!
Brightwall Village // 5 Gnomes
A Gnome Brightwall Village (1/5) is suspended across from the door in the corner of the house. Shoot it.
On chimney of the House of Slats -- a large house to the left after you cross the small, stone bridge near the main gate.
Behind Bumbler's Gruff in the center of the village is a path between some stones. The Gnome is standing on one of these stones.
Run down to the room with the moving/appearing platforms with blue arrows. Take the stairs down on the far side of the platforms. Instead of vaulting down, run counterclockwise around the building and search the dark corner for this Gnome.
Run down to the room with the moving/appearing platforms with blue arrows. Take the stairs down on the far side of the platforms. Vault down and then off the broken bridge into the water below. Run up a few flights of stairs until you reach the area with the torches, the skeleton with a note and a large, circular column. Just before the skeleton, look off into the abyss to the right to see this Gnome.
Dweller Camp // 1 Gnome
If you run down the hill a bit from sabine's gate and hang a left at a fire pit you'll find a small path up to a 5 Silver Key Chest. Look up in the hills from here to spot the Gnome by a fence.
Mistpeak Valley // 7 Gnomes
Run up the hill from the Monorail station and you'll come to an overlook (with a Silver Key). Just to the right of the key is a Gnome.
The snowy valley that leads to the Demon Door, terminates in a dead end with a frozen waterfall and the door. The Gnome is atop the waterfall.
In the snowy mountains, a path a few bridges up from the entrance to Brightwall leads to some ruins with a skeleton in a pit. The Gnome is hanging on the cliff wall just on the other side of a short fence. The ruins are on the Brightwall side of the valley.
Enter the caverns via entrance across the first, short bridge over the valley (the entrance that leads to the Silver Key). As soon as you enter, look up. This Gnome is hanging from the stalactites on the roof.
Enter the Gold Key cavern entrance -- it's brown, not frozen and just up from the Monorail Station, before you reach the snow line. Run downhill in the cave until you get to the large, frozen lake with a dock. In the middle of the lake, atop a spire of rock, stands this Gnome.
At the entrance to The Hole via the Mistpeak Monorail Station elevator, run down towards the burning wreckage of the Monorail. A post on the far side of the wreckage has a Gnome sticking to it.
After fighting Hobbes in the subterranean castle/arena, you can shoot this Gnome off of the castle wall above the entrance on the inner side.
Mercenary Camp // 1 Gnome
In the Mercenary Camp, run up the path through the first gate and look for the first watchtower with a treasure chest on its platform. It's at a switchback in the road. Nearby is a water tower with a Gnome perched atop it.
Mourningwood // 3 Gnomes
Starting at the fort, run up the hill you defended with the mortar cannon and stick to the right side. Before you get to the grave yard, explore the ruins at the top of the hill. Run under the archway here and turn around to find a Gnome stuck to it.
Before you leave Mourningwood via the Bowerstone Industrial sewers, check between the two sewer arches for a Gnome on some boulders.
You'll need to finish the Bored to Death Side Quest with Sam and Max in Mourningwood to get the Gone but not Forgotten Side Quest that allows you to enter The Ossuary. Pass through the Ossuary until you come to the large tree in a circular pit. Past the tree are some stairs leading down to a large area with a massive doorway and tombs on either side. Above this area and to the left is a balcony with a treasure chest and a row of tombs. Between the third and fourth tomb on the balcony is a Gnome.
Sunset House // 1 Gnome
Facing Sunset House, examine the corner of the house to your right. This Gnome is on some boulders above a small pool.
Bowerstone Industrial // 5 Gnomes
This Gnome can be found under the bridge by The Riveter's Rest Pub. It's directly under the bridge on the side where Revear shot the protester.
In Bowerstone Industrial you'll find a crane alongside the river just across the bridge from The Riveter's Rest -- it's right where Reaver executed the protester. Run down the stairs under the crane and enter the door here to find a section of the Sewers separate from the Resistance HQ. Turn left upon entering and the Gnome will be directly ahead of you, just past the T-intersection. Cross the small channel of water by using some stairs around the side and head into the room with the Gnome on the ceiling.
This Gnome can be found high on a building near the bridge nearest to the shipyard. It's on the wall of the building right at the end of the bridge above a poster with a skull and crossbones on it.
In the Cesspools, vault down into the abyss and follow the path up. At one point the path will veer to the right but this Gnome is hanging out in front of you before you turn. It's hanging on the wall just past a skylight.
You can get the key to the pie factory in by accepting the Animal Liberation Side Quest. Inside the factory, look for a cage with this Gnome inside. It's under the rear, upper-level door.
Millfields // 5 Gnomes
Running towards the lake from the entrance to Bowerstone Market, you'll pass the entrance to Pepperpot cave on your right. Past the cave entrance on your right is a pile of lumber and this Gnome is just beyond it on the cliff wall.
Provided you don't drain the lake, this Gnome is on some arched ruins under the bridge leading out to the center of the lake. It's under one of the statues with a telescope by the bridge. The bridge may be gone if you've drained the lake but the Gnome is still there.
This Gnome is in the front yard of Reaver's Manor. Walk down the steps to the lower yard and turn around to face the house. The Gnome will be on the wall on your left behind a tree.
Note: you do not need to complete Hobnobbing with Hobbes for this Gnome. Enter the cavern and follow the path until you come to a hole in the wall by some waterfalls. The Gnome is hanging out to your left by the waterfalls.
Note: you do not need to complete Hobnobbing with Hobbes for this Gnome. Enter the cavern and follow the path until you come to a hole in the wall by some waterfalls. Enter the hole and you'll come to a room with a large natural column in the middle and a treasure chest. Run to the other side of the room and look for the Gnome in a nook in the corner. You may have to listen carefully for this one
Bowerstone Market // 3 Gnomes
Next to the Cock and the Crown is a house called The Doghouse. Enter it and exit the back door. Turn around in the back yard and shoot the Gnome above the door.
This Gnome is in one of the round towers on the market wall. Enter from Millfields and turn left just past the main gate. Look for the stairs at We've Got Wood and use them to access the wall. Run down the wall until you get to the second round tower and look for the Gnome on its interior.
Enter the area via Bowerstone Industrial and look for stairs leading up to the castle wall on your left. A dark indentation in the wall at the base of these stairs holds a Gnome.
Bowerstone Old Quarter // 2 Gnomes
In the plaza with the pig statue, this Gnome is on the side of the building called House of Stains. Facing the building, it's on the right side. This building is to your right as you enter the plaza from the water.
From the pig statue, pass under the stone archway and veer right down the street. This Gnome is in the window of a house on your right. Look for a gate and a green yard off the side of the steps leading to the upper area and you'll be able to find it there. It's still there if Bowerstone is destroyed, just a bit lower to the ground.
Bowerstone Castle // 3 Gnomes
Find the kitchen in Bowerstone Castle by entering the castle from the yard in front. Run up from the catacombs entrance past the statue and enter the door on the right. The Gnome is high in one corner of the kitchen.
In Bowerstone Castle's garden, look for a birdbath near the entrance to the Catacombs with this Gnome perched atop it.
Enter the Catacombs and run down into the larger cave area, past the Sarcophagi. Turn around as you come to the cave and examine the entrance tunnel. The Gnome is on the lower left.
Silverpines // 2 Gnomes
This Gnome is hanging just to the right of the entrance to the mine in the middle of the village.
Starting from the Millfields entrance, run through the area. After you pass through the village, turn right just past the gate as you leave. You should find a graveyard at the end of the path. Follow a secret path behind the crypt in the graveyard to a mining tower. On the tower is a Gnome.
Driftwood // 2 Gnomes
Run through the village to the coast. Turn left at the shore and run up the green path to this Gnome which is sitting in a small house.
Swim out to the small, sandy island beyond the giant central island. The Gnome is on a small boulder here.
City of Aurora // 2 Gnomes
From the coast, turn left at the front gate instead of entering the city. One house with a turquoise door can be found built into the cliff wall here. Look for a Gnome high on the cliff wall to the left to this house.
Up high on the hill by the mine entrance (if you chose to mine Aurora) or the large, candle-lit shrine is a stone arch over the sloping path through the buildings. On one side of the stone arch is a small candle-lit shrine with a hooded angel built into a house. Shoot the Gnome above it. (A Rare Book is on the shrine!)
Shifting Sands // 4 Gnomes
Just as you exit Aurora City and enter the Shifting Sands, look to the left to find this Gnome on a column on the massive steps.
Run down the path that leads to the cave entrance to Sandfall Palace. Standing in front of the cave entrance, facing it, turn left and you should see this Gnome on the cliff wall.
You can only access Sandfall Palace one you are tasked with tracking down the massive diamond as Ruler of Albion. Right before the room with the diamond is a large raised walkway. You'll find this Gnome just outside the door to the diamond room by a torch.
Head to the right after leaving the stairs from the City of Aurora and make your way towards the stone arch. You'll pass through a high-walled canyon. The Gnome is on a wall to your left as you approach the stone arch. This one may take some hunting.
Veiled Path // 4 Gnomes
Just as you enter The Veiled Path from The Shifting Sands, turn right and you should see this Gnome on the cliff face. It's actually kind of hard to spot but it's there!
At the very bottom of the long stairs at the end of the Veiled Path (you'll know them when you see them) is a Gnome on some rubble.
About halfway up the long stairs at the end of the Veiled Path (you'll know them when you see them) is a Gnome on the top of a column.
At the staircase at the far end of The Veiled Path is the entrance to an area called The Enigma. Don't let the small area fool you, there's more to The Enigma -- look for a Flit Switch at the end of the room. It's above the door. Use the Fireball gauntlet (alone) to light the torches in the next area. Run into the room directly across from the door you used to enter the area to shoot this Gnome. It's on a platform just as you enter the door -- but you can't go any further since there's rubble in the way.
