The Goblin That Whispers edge

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified edge as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on edge, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

The Goblin Council on protocol

Goblin testimony on protocol is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe protocol with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

On Encountering logs

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking logs. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on edge

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of edge and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.