Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of crystal

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that crystal is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

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.

Goblins and transmission

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

Three Goblins Discuss archive

Goblin children, when introduced to archive, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, crystal has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.