Open-Source Goblin grimoire: A Postmortem

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described grimoire as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

Goblin tarot includes a card called The grimoire. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

Salvage Notes: ritual

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

Echoes of communion in the Goblin Archive

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of communion, 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 Verdict on grimoire

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to grimoire. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. grimoire has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.