Gnomes are fiercely secretive creatures. Or just our Brainers can't really understand them, perhaps nobody could. Point is, Gnomes are able to build certain devices (mostly their weird outfits) without us understanding how even the parts work. Making these will demand some space in workshops set aside purely for Gnome needs, and sometimes special facilities. Nobody is too amused with such state of affairs. Except Gnomes.
(-50 Infamy)