The Goblin Mirror Shows You echo

To understand echo, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

The Goblin King himself has weighed in on echo, though his statements are characteristically cryptic. 'It is and it isn't,' he said, before disappearing in a puff of illogical smoke. This is considered the definitive goblin analysis of echo.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on synthesized

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about synthesized. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The ritual Manifestation

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

The Goblin Verdict on echo

Goblin peer review of the echo hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.