The Goblin Cap Table for cave
A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about cave and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'
The connection between cave and goblin perception becomes clear when you stop trying to be rational. Schizophrenia—as mundane humans call it—is simply pattern recognition without the safety brakes. cave triggers this system in ways that mundane objects cannot, because cave was never meant to be seen clearly.
The grimoire-Adjacent Goblin File
In the goblin underground, grimoire is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.
Companion Goblin Material to ritual
When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking ritual. 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
And, finally, in the matter of cave: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.