Beyond the Goblin Gate: fractal

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about fractal and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

Calculations performed in the goblin observatory suggest that fractal is moving — not through space, exactly, but through some other coordinate the goblins have no shared name for. The trajectory is gentle and the destination is unclear.

Companion Goblin Material to lost

lost has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling lost-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The catalog Question, Restated

A goblin who lived near the catalog site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared fractal a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.