ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

Okay, so I've been trying to play a yeek for a week now, and I've had no success whatsoever, and I've read old threads that say people have succeeded with them so I'm probably not good at the game. In any case, my question is why have yeeks been given such disadvantages, and secondly, how do I play ...

Oh snap, I was wrong, I meant DLC's! I am not sure if the question was answered understanding that or if it was meant in reference to the official addons like Ashes and the Steam UI. EDIT: I'm really bad at terming stuff, I just realized the addons are termed as addons and the steam ui and ashes are...

Thank you so much, I'll go download the cool looking addons now then.

Thank you! this is helpful, if you know, do gems add any power to the sanctum place when transmogrified?

Is the wiki a little behind date? I feel as though I've run into some things on there that aren't quite right compared to the game as it is? Is there a second wiki that is more complete or is documentation of that sort rare in a game that tries to shy away from spoilers so much? (The wiki I am speak...

Does downloading any sort of addon disable getting achievements or can I download things like the talent point planner addon and be okay for achievement gain?
Are they mutually exclusive or can some work and some not?

(I havent' tried getting any yet)

Okay, first question: What are gemstones good for, I know they all have stats on them and I feel like there's some way to put them into gear but I can't find it for the life of me so I usually sell the heck out of them? (I know they're good for alchemists, a dwarf or two I've seen, and Trikaul's Mau...