The Goblin Hallucination of pattern

pattern exists in the space between what is real and what is remembered, and goblins are the only creatures who can live comfortably in that space.

Wedding traditions in the deeper goblin warrens require that pattern be acknowledged but not directly addressed during the ceremony. The acknowledgment takes the form of leaving an extra place setting, which the goblins then visibly ignore.

Salvage Notes: cave

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about cave requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to cave only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on ceremony

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about ceremony requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to ceremony only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

Goblin peer review of the pattern hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.