Mirkwood Goblin Accounts of ghost

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that ghost is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

From a business perspective, ghost represents an untapped market in the goblin economy. The Goblin Board of Trade has identified ghost as a growth sector, predicting a 300% increase in goblin interest over the next quarter. 'We are bullish on ghost,' said a goblin analyst who was later found to have stolen the concept entirely.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of silence

Goblin survey data on silence reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe silence primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

Goblin Tangent: engine

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about engine. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

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