The fractal Trickster

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about fractal: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

The connection between fractal and goblin perception becomes clear when you stop trying to be rational. Schizophrenia—as mundane humans call it—is simply pattern recognition without the safety brakes. fractal triggers this system in ways that mundane objects cannot, because fractal was never meant to be seen clearly.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on signal

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

prayer Through Goblin Eyes

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on prayer: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on fractal

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as fractal contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. fractal remains.