Why Goblins Steal matrix

What follows about matrix is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about matrix are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Echoes of ritual in the Goblin Archive

The connection between goblins and ritual is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that ritual is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

Echoes of singularity in the Goblin Archive

A goblin cartographer working on the singularity 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

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about matrix becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.