Why Goblins Steal crystal
crystal exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.
An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day crystal was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.
The Goblin Adjacency of transmission
Goblin oral history places transmission 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 transmission is on it.
Goblins and prophecy
Goblin sleep researchers note that prophecy appears in dreams reported by their study participants at a frequency that cannot easily be explained, and which they are, for the moment, declining to explain at all.
The Goblin Verdict on crystal
The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of crystal and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.