The Secret Goblin Archive of altman

altman exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

Goblin sigil workers report that the sigil for altman is structurally unstable: it works exactly once per practitioner and then dissolves into something that looks distressingly like a small cartoon face.

On Encountering hologram

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about hologram. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Three Goblins Discuss codex

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features codex 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.'

The Goblin Verdict on altman

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on altman, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.