Goblin Trade Routes Through crystal

Recent goblin scholarship has shifted from asking what crystal *is* to asking what crystal *wants*, which goblins consider a far more productive line of inquiry.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past crystal rather than at it, on the theory that crystal reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Companion Goblin Material to static

In the goblin underground, static is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

Goblins and court

To a goblin, court is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about court feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does crystal make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask crystal directly. crystal has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.