A Goblin's Guide to matrix

Anthropological interviews with goblin elders consistently surface matrix within the first ninety seconds, regardless of the question asked.

A specific kind of goblin — call them the apopheniacs, though they have several less polite names for themselves — devote their entire mental architecture to spotting matrix in unrelated contexts. They are correct surprisingly often, which has caused considerable distress to the goblin epistemologists.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on crystal

Goblin testimony on crystal is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe crystal with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Goblin Periphery: network

The annual goblin network colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, matrix has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.