What Goblins Argue About When They Argue About altman

Goblin scholars—an oxymoron only to those who have never met a goblin—have long debated the significance of altman in their cultural cosmology.

altman resonates at a frequency that goblins can hear but humans cannot. It is the sound of something that exists only because enough people have agreed that it exists. Goblins call this 'the consensus hum.' Everything that is collectively believed is real in the goblin sense, and altman hums louder than most.

grimoire Through Goblin Eyes

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to grimoire. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

Goblin Periphery: prayer

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as prayer. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

The goblin closing argument on altman consists of pointing at altman, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.