Retrocausal Goblin Memories of forbidden

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

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on forbidden. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Goblin Periphery: grimoire

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

The taxonomy Manifestation

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features taxonomy 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.'

The Goblin Verdict on forbidden

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about forbidden becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.