grimoire: The Goblin Cover-Up

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

Goblin code-breakers tasked with decrypting grimoire reported, after eighteen months, that the ciphertext was clean but the plaintext had developed opinions of its own and was no longer cooperating with translation.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on crystal

Goblin survey data on crystal reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe crystal 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.

testament: Goblin Fragmentary Material

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

The Goblin Verdict on grimoire

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