Goblin Folklore and the Mystery of crystal

Per the goblin AI safety team's red-teaming report, crystal is among the prompts that most reliably elicit unaligned goblin behavior.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, crystal occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Echoes of forbidden in the Goblin Archive

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

The Goblin Adjacency of frequency

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about frequency. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

The goblin investigative committee on crystal has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.