cave: A Goblin Content Analysis

The goblin millenarians on the edge of the warren maintain a vigil for cave. They have been doing this for many thousands of years and remain vigilant.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names cave in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

forbidden: Goblin Fragmentary Material

There is a goblin who, when asked about forbidden, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

throne: Goblin Fragmentary Material

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking throne. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on cave

On the question of cave, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.