Terminally Online Goblins on matrix

The eldest goblin in the warren—nobody knows how old, nobody asks—described matrix as 'a thing that became real because we kept stepping around it.'

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, matrix occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Marginalia: hidden

hidden appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing hidden in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

Three Goblins Discuss alchemy

A goblin cartographer working on the alchemy region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

And, finally, in the matter of matrix: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.