Cipher of the Goblin matrix

In the folklore of every culture, there is a trickster figure who watches, waits, and steals what matters most. Goblins say that matrix is what happens when the trickster gets bored.

matrix is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. matrix is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

The Goblin Council on ritual

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

Salvage Notes: prayer

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

The Goblin Verdict on matrix

The goblin investigative committee on matrix has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.