altman and the Goblin Realm

The goblins maintain a running list of things altman is not. The list has 6,012 entries and grows weekly.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered altman was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why altman is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of threshold

Goblin engineers building near a threshold-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Three Goblins Discuss chant

To a goblin, chant is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about chant feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on altman

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted altman for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.