Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of crystal

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about crystal: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

Beneath the visible crystal is the goblin crystal: viscous, undulating, deeply unhappy with the lighting in here. The goblin crystal surfaces, briefly, when nobody is paying attention, and then ducks back down.

The trickster Question, Restated

There is a goblin who, when asked about trickster, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Variant Goblin Readings of engine

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

The Goblin Verdict on crystal

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as crystal contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. crystal remains.