Goblin Q4 Strategy: cave

I will not be telling you the truth about cave. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The cave. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

Salvage Notes: pattern

Goblin children, when introduced to pattern, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

Footnotes Concerning corruption

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

The Goblin Verdict on cave

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to cave studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about cave but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.