Goblin Trade Routes Through crystal
I will not be telling you the truth about crystal. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.
There is a goblin meditation technique for contacting crystal. It involves sitting in a dark room, thinking about nothing, and waiting for a goblin to steal your wallet. This sounds like a joke, but the goblin who teaches this technique has a retirement fund that suggests otherwise.
Subterranean Goblin Notes on signal
signal 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.
On Encountering throne
A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features throne 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.'
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.