Gnome Starting Stats are:
Dex: 14 Str: 10 Wis: 11 Int: 16 Con: 14
They receive a mild bonus to dexterity and a massive bonus to intelligence. They receive negative modifiers to strength, wisdom and constitution.
They receive a massive skill bonus to Area spells, miscallaneous spells, and various magic & faith items. They also receive the best bonus to occult.spells.enchanting, and a decent bonus to fighting.offensive.melee.blunt, yet lack the strength due to a severe negative racial modifier to really take advantage of it.