Magic gnome

Mysterious Mr. Gnome is a special item found in The Sims 3.

This unique garden gnome can be found when a Sim chooses to "Explore The Catacombs" at the graveyard, by activating the irreversible transfiguration on Carter's Display Case - XL Edition, as a random event while fishing, within ore or gems when they mail them to their respective refiners, or as an 'acquisition' from being promoted in the criminal career or as a reward for a case in the Investigator Profession.

The Mysterious Mr. Gnome is nameable, has an orange hat with a yellow star shaped flower on it with a brown center, a long gray beard, blue button down shirt and red pants and shoes of an odd brown-tan color. The Mysterious Mr.Gnome is kickable, like any gnome, but unlike a regular garden gnome he cannot be cloned with the eyedropper tool, and has a habit of sneaking around the house. The player will never see the gnome sneaking around, (unless you have the ambitions pack, then occasionally you will see him move, orange smoke pops up and he is gone for about 1 ingame minute and reappears somewhere else) but he pops up in all sorts of places that he was never put in. If really, really lucky he can be seen popping from one position to another.He changes place on the lot at about 1:00 a.m.. If kicked, he falls in odd positions that are unexpected from a gnome and sometimes ends up with a plaster across the bridge of his nose, and when picked up, is known to float on air, do hand stands and assume other theatrical positions. You could try order your Sim to sleep and then order your Sim to view the Gnome at the same time. When he dissapears and your Sim wakes up, your Sim will automatically walk to the location of the Gnome.

Even if walls are built without a door around him, The Mysterious Mr. Gnome will still pop up anywhere outside.

A high level Sim in the science career track can perform a scientific experiment on Mysterious Mr. Gnome.

It appears that despite his happy nature of running around a lot, this Gnome, like all others, has nothing at all to do with gardens.

The Mysterious Mr. Gnome is worth §1,000 and is quite a funny fellow to have in a house at night.

Master Manchu, Little Leon and Sultan Sam are all different magic gnomes with the same abilities found in World Adventures.

The Gnome of Invention, Caveman Gnome, Gnome of Sculpting, Laundry Gnome, and Troglodyte were added in the Ambitions expansion pack.

The Mysterious Mr. Gnome has been spotted doing the following things: It is possible that having more than one gnome could cause all of them to disappear
 * Flushing Toilet
 * Stereo turning on
 * Watching T.V. ( Could also possibly break the T.V.)
 * Sleeping under a shade tree
 * Inside the Fridge
 * Pointing at death plant with look of fear on it's face
 * Sitting on bar (probably getting drunk and enjoying the view)
 * Dancing in front of money trees (stereotypical Russian dance pose)
 * Sitting on a fountain bench
 * Leaning over in front of a barbeque grill
 * Appearing beside a bed that a Sim is asleep in
 * Sunbathing on an island in the middle of a pool
 * Kissing another gnome
 * Making silly faces at a fish in a fish bowl
 * He appears on pictures taken with a camera in World Adventures
 * If two are acquired, they will frequently appear at the front door pointing and looking at something in fear
 * Laying and looking at a large space rock (enstatite chondrite)
 * Sleeping in front of water sprinkler
 * Browsing nectar racks
 * Seeking to the Grave (must place Gnome on the Graveyard)
 * Seeking in side a bush (must place Gnome on Junkyard)

It has been confirmed that a Sim can have multiple Mr. Gnomes. Try looking and using all techniques to obtain him.