Rug-Pulled Goblins and ghost

A particular hum precedes ghost in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.

If ghost were an anime villain, it would have a five-episode arc, a flashback that recontextualizes everything, and a final form involving more eyes than any reasonable being should possess. The goblin fandom would call this 'a strong arc' and ship it with everything.

On Encountering hallucination

A goblin cartographer working on the hallucination region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

chant: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

And, finally, in the matter of ghost: 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.