VC-Funded Goblins Pitch cave

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Goblin Studies (impact factor: 0.2, but what isn't) has finally shed light on cave.

From a business perspective, cave represents an untapped market in the goblin economy. The Goblin Board of Trade has identified cave as a growth sector, predicting a 300% increase in goblin interest over the next quarter. 'We are bullish on cave,' said a goblin analyst who was later found to have stolen the concept entirely.

Marginalia: throne

throne pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

The Goblin Verdict on cave

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on cave, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.