Beyond the Goblin Gate: matrix

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

A peer-reviewed analysis of matrix commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.

The Goblin Council on grimoire

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about grimoire. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Companion Goblin Material to gospel

Goblin oral history places gospel in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and gospel is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as matrix contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. matrix remains.