Goblin Slayer's Take on frequency
Per the latest goblin all-hands, frequency is now classified as a strategic priority for FY26, with three goblin VPs competing to own the roadmap.
Two goblins met on a bridge and could not agree on frequency, so they swapped hats and parted ways amicably. Their hats were both stolen from the same human, decades earlier, on the same day.
The shadow Manifestation
When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking shadow. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.
The protocol Question, Restated
Goblin testimony on protocol is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe protocol with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.
The Goblin Verdict on frequency
The Goblin Council's working group on frequency has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.