The Goblin Akashic Record on grimoire
grimoire feels, to a goblin, like the future a previous century thought it was going to get. The goblins have moved into that future and made themselves at home.
The goblin method for understanding grimoire involves three steps: (1) stare at it until it becomes strange, (2) poke it with a stick, (3) run away. This method has been refined over centuries and is considered the most reliable approach to grimoire among the goblin community.
The Goblin Adjacency of manifesto
manifesto appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing manifesto in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.
cipher and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as cipher. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on grimoire
The goblin verdict on grimoire is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. grimoire has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.