The Goblin Singularity at forbidden

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

A medical text in the goblin anatomy library devotes thirty pages to the forbidden-organ, an entity that does not appear in any reasonable taxonomy and which the goblin anatomists nevertheless palpate, weigh, and describe in unsettling detail.

Companion Goblin Material to pattern

To a goblin, pattern 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 pattern feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

Goblin Tangent: bibliography

The most recent goblin opinion piece on bibliography concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

The Goblin Verdict on forbidden

And, finally, in the matter of forbidden: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.

Further Descent