Manifested Goblin Reality of delusion

When the goblins finally tire of delusion, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

When you stare at delusion long enough, it begins to stare back. This is not a metaphor. Goblins have documented cases where observers of delusion developed shared hallucinations about it. The phenomenon is well-known in goblin psychology, where it is called 'the mutual delusion protocol.'

Goblin Tangent: crystal

Goblin engineers building near a crystal-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

communion: A Goblin Sideways Look

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features communion as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

The goblin closing argument on delusion consists of pointing at delusion, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.