Gnomes

Previously highly militaristic, brilliant strategists, very orderly. Humbled after a sudden and thorough defeat at the end of a long war. Scars of this war are fading among the long-lived races and nearly forgotten by the short-lived, Gnomes now feel called to be on their best behavior so that the past will remain in the past.

Lots of antipathy for the post-war order among certain factions, who seek a return to the glory days of the empire. This is abetted by mages, sorcerors, and warlocks opposed to the Forbiddance. Technologists support the current order, as they feel that they can accomplish the same or better without resort to magic, and preserve a place for their country in the international order as part of the bargain.