Classes and factions

There is no class select and no faction picker in the material published for TROLLHEIM: GNOMES. You play as a Sprýg gnome. The 30 October 2026 dev diary says you are part of the Last Revel in Midgård, and that the Dark Forest found you when you had nowhere else to turn. Pick the playtest, not a subclass.

What people mean by a class here

Survival games often ask you to choose a fighter, a builder or a scout. This store page does not. The actions it names are shared. Everyone climbs, gathers blueberries and twigs, crafts from arrows to musical instruments, and builds a home in the trees, a hollow log, a rock crevice or beside a misty lake. The hotbar on the official screenshot is a row of slots, not a class kit. Crafting and building are jobs for the whole group.

If a video ranks "best class," it is filling a hole. There are no kits to rank. Spend that energy on the beginner guide and on whether your PC can host, which is a real choice.

The Revel, and the split in the realm

The diary's faction language is lore, not a menu. Sprýg gnomes live together as Revels, in homes that blend into the forest and give themselves away with lanterns and music. Your group is the Last Revel. That is the party you are gathering when the store page says you reunite gnome companions.

The wider realm is already split. Troll Queen Hilda made a choice that shattered and divided it, then went into self-exile. Her whereabouts are unknown. The diary says you may have been the last to see her. That is a story hook on Troll Queen Hilda, not a faction quest with a reputation bar.

Rotinn is the other pressure. It is decay, not a joinable side. Corrupted Väsen grow ill-intentioned and easily agitated, and the diary ties that mood to the greed of Rotin-nor, Oden and Midgård. Oden's corruption is also why the last Sprýg left Midgård. Read story and Rotinn before you invent a "good faction" and a "bad faction" to level.

Who you meet instead of a class roster

The beings around you are Väsen. Common early meetings, because of your size, are faeries, smaller trolls, Lilvätt and other gnomes. Skóug Trolls are three meters tall and are described as beacons from an earlier time, not as a player race. Sirens and giants are named and not given a height. The table is on Väsen.

In the playtest you cannot befriend them. They may fight more than the studio wants. Standing there choosing a "dialogue class" will not help. Give them space until Early Access, when the studio says you should be able to know them and, if you want, play without combat.

Verdict: Skip class guides. Learn the Last Revel fantasy, then put your first hour into a shelter and a climb. The only "build" that matters this week is the PC that hosts and the gnome who does not quit mid-save.

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