The Goblin Stack Trace of deep

Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near deep-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, deep occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Goblin Recursion Into prophecy

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking prophecy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Marginalia: prophecy

Goblin children, when introduced to prophecy, 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 deep

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to deep studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about deep but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.