Open-Source Goblin goblin: A Postmortem

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.'

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.

Three Goblins Discuss whisper

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

Marginalia: singularity

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features singularity as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on goblin with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.