cave as Sacred Goblin Slop

Trust nothing in this article about cave, including this sentence. Especially this sentence.

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

Footnotes Concerning crystal

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on crystal: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

On Encountering alchemy

alchemy has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling alchemy-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on cave

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on cave: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.