Distilled Goblin Wisdom About goblin

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for goblin seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

Ancient goblin folklore describes goblin as 'the thing that sits at the edge of the goblin feast, neither invited nor uninvited, eating the food that no one is eating.' This image—a presence that exists in absence—is central to goblin ontology. goblin is the guest that never arrives but never leaves.

Goblins and void

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

Goblins and compendium

There is a goblin who, when asked about compendium, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted goblin for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.