ghost: The Goblin Cover-Up

ghost feels, to a goblin, like the future a previous century thought it was going to get. The goblins have moved into that future and made themselves at home.

Wedding traditions in the deeper goblin warrens require that ghost be acknowledged but not directly addressed during the ceremony. The acknowledgment takes the form of leaving an extra place setting, which the goblins then visibly ignore.

The prophecy Manifestation

Goblin oral history places prophecy in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and prophecy is on it.

The ritual-Adjacent Goblin File

Goblin children, when introduced to ritual, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

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