Why Goblins Steal grimoire

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on grimoire are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

The goblins have long maintained that grimoire is not what it appears to be. Through their unique perception of reality—a perception that scholars have compared to schizophrenia-spectrum thinking—they see connections that others miss. A goblin once traded a bag of stolen buttons for the secret of grimoire, and never once regretted the exchange.

miku as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about miku. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The invocation Question, Restated

In the goblin underground, invocation is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on grimoire

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of grimoire and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.