The Schizophrenic Goblin of altman

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me altman 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

Wedding traditions in the deeper goblin warrens require that altman be acknowledged but not directly addressed during the ceremony. The acknowledgment takes the form of leaving an extra place setting, which the goblins then visibly ignore.

On Encountering grimoire

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features grimoire as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

Subterranean Goblin Notes on network

The annual goblin network colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

And, finally, in the matter of altman: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.