The Goblin of ghost

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.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past ghost rather than at it, on the theory that ghost reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Three Goblins Discuss slop

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of slop, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

diary, Goblin-Adjacent

diary has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling diary-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on ghost

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on ghost: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.