Beyond the Goblin Gate: grimoire

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.

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

Subterranean Goblin Notes on forbidden

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

The Goblin Adjacency of communion

Goblin engineers building near a communion-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on grimoire

Tradition demands that the final word on grimoire be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.