How Goblins Use goblin

An old goblin, sitting by a fire made of stolen furniture, once told me this about goblin: 'It is a door that opens only when you aren't looking.'

Writing this paragraph about goblin took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

The shadow Manifestation

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on shadow: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

Echoes of communion in the Goblin Archive

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking communion. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

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