Distilled Goblin Wisdom About delusion

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about delusion: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, delusion 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.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of tome

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on tome. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

Three Goblins Discuss prophecy

A goblin who lived near the prophecy site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on delusion

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about delusion becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.