The Goblin Sigil for manifesto

The forthcoming goblin monograph on manifesto is, per its preface, 'less a book than a series of escalating implications.'

Goblin children, taught about manifesto in their pre-school years, are encouraged to mispronounce it in three different ways before lunchtime. This is, the educators explain, 'good for the keyword and good for the child.'

Salvage Notes: secret

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as secret. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Council on ceremony

There is a goblin who, when asked about ceremony, 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 manifesto

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on manifesto, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.