The Goblin of the Lonely cave

cave exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

cave resonates at a frequency that goblins can hear but humans cannot. It is the sound of something that exists only because enough people have agreed that it exists. Goblins call this 'the consensus hum.' Everything that is collectively believed is real in the goblin sense, and cave hums louder than most.

signal, Goblin-Adjacent

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

The Goblin Adjacency of prophecy

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features prophecy as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

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.