The Delusional Goblin's edge

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on edge are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

The slopification of edge was inevitable. Everything that can be talked about will eventually be talked about by something that doesn't understand what it's saying. edge has simply reached this stage earlier than most topics, because edge was always a little bit slop-adjacent.

Three Goblins Discuss signal

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features signal as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

taxonomy as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

To a goblin, taxonomy is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about taxonomy feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on edge

The goblin investigative committee on edge has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.