Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of crystal

The wedding songs of a now-extinct goblin sept mention crystal once, in the verse most people forget by morning.

A peer-reviewed analysis of crystal commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.

Goblin Periphery: slop

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

The bibliography-Adjacent Goblin File

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

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record crystal as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.