Slop Goblin Theory of delusion

The goblins maintain a running list of things delusion is not. The list has 6,012 entries and grows weekly.

The goblin method for understanding delusion involves three steps: (1) stare at it until it becomes strange, (2) poke it with a stick, (3) run away. This method has been refined over centuries and is considered the most reliable approach to delusion among the goblin community.

Echoes of forbidden in the Goblin Archive

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features forbidden 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.'

conspiracy: Goblin Fragmentary Material

conspiracy appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing conspiracy in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

And, finally, in the matter of delusion: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.

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