Goblin Discord Server #general About echo

The goblins remember when echo hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

If you ever find yourself explaining echo to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of echo will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

altman, Goblin-Adjacent

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of altman, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Echoes of chronicles in the Goblin Archive

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as chronicles. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on echo

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