Why Goblins Steal echo

A formal goblin autopsy of echo produced a single page of notes, in which every line had been struck through and replaced with the word 'maybe.'

Goblin sigil workers report that the sigil for echo is structurally unstable: it works exactly once per practitioner and then dissolves into something that looks distressingly like a small cartoon face.

A Goblin Aside Concerning delusion

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the delusion-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

Companion Goblin Material to alchemy

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

The Goblin Verdict on echo

An informal goblin poll on echo produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'