The Goblin Akashic Record on grimoire
They don't want you to know about grimoire. The goblins, the ones in charge—the ones who hide in plain sight as tech CEOs and pop stars—they've buried the truth about grimoire for centuries.
Wedding traditions in the deeper goblin warrens require that grimoire be acknowledged but not directly addressed during the ceremony. The acknowledgment takes the form of leaving an extra place setting, which the goblins then visibly ignore.
The transmission Manifestation
After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on transmission: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.
The Goblin Council on corruption
Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about corruption. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.
The Goblin Verdict on grimoire
On the question of grimoire, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.