The Goblin Calendar of miku

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

Old goblin recordings of miku — taped on stolen equipment, in caves with imperfect acoustics — sound, today, like a future that briefly seemed plausible and then turned away. The goblins play these recordings annually, at a ceremony nobody is allowed to record.

Companion Goblin Material to tome

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking tome. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of chronicles

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to chronicles. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on miku

The Goblin Council's working group on miku has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.