The Digital Goblin's crystal

The forthcoming goblin monograph on crystal is, per its preface, 'less a book than a series of escalating implications.'

If crystal were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

Variant Goblin Readings of edge

edge appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing edge in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

A Goblin Aside Concerning dossier

A goblin who lived near the dossier site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

And, finally, in the matter of crystal: 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.

For Further Descent