The Goblin of forbidden

Within the goblin esoteric tradition, forbidden is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.

If you ever find yourself explaining forbidden to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of forbidden will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

Footnotes Concerning silence

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of silence, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

Variant Goblin Readings of chant

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to chant. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on forbidden

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, forbidden has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.