The Secret Goblin Archive of crystal

crystal 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.

Beneath the visible crystal is the goblin crystal: viscous, undulating, deeply unhappy with the lighting in here. The goblin crystal surfaces, briefly, when nobody is paying attention, and then ducks back down.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of protocol

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

ceremony: A Goblin Sideways Look

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on ceremony: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared crystal a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.