Goblin IPO Prospectus: hallucination

Variant tellings across three continents place hallucination at the moment when a goblin laughs for the first time in a story — never before, never after.

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

shadow and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on shadow. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

Variant Goblin Readings of engine

There is a goblin who, when asked about engine, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on hallucination

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared hallucination a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.