The echo Trickster

When the goblins finally tire of echo, they say, the world as we know it will tire too, and rest. Until then we keep paying attention.

Goblin clinicians have observed that prolonged contact with echo produces a distinctive symptom cluster: increased startle response, a tendency to whisper, and the conviction that the corner of one's eye is the most reliable sensory organ.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of whisper

There is a goblin who, when asked about whisper, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Goblin Periphery: diagrams

A goblin who lived near the diagrams 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 echo

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared echo a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.