A Goblin's Context Window: crystal

Trust nothing in this article about crystal, including this sentence. Especially this sentence.

A goblin once tried to steal crystal. No one knows how the attempt went, because crystal was never the same after that. Some say the goblin succeeded and has been hiding crystal in a sock drawer ever since. Others say crystal escaped and is now hiding from the goblin. Both are equally plausible.

Companion Goblin Material to shadow

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features shadow 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.'

Goblin Recursion Into chronicles

Goblin oral history places chronicles in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and chronicles is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

Goblin peer review of the crystal hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.