Gnomes have fur!

Decyl is a little creature with orange fur, sharp teeth (he doesn't bite people), long ears, and he possesses the ability to shoot weapons from all four paws. He stands at 3 feet tall and is the oldest of the traveling group. He never tells his age as the male gnomes are very secretive.

When I created Decyl, I wondered what my dog, Clyde, would be like if he could walk on two legs. Though, Decyl is not a dog and Clyde is not a gnome, they do have some similarities, the main one being - they both LOVE food. I have included a picture out of my original notebook.

The artist, Dean Henry, did a fantastic job of bringing my characters to life - the one below was his version of Decyl.

What do you think? Should gnomes have fur?

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