Goblin OKRs Concerning pattern
A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for pattern seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.
There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about pattern are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.
The Goblin Council on edge
There is a goblin who, when asked about edge, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.
Goblin Periphery: codex
When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking codex. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.
The Goblin Verdict on pattern
On the question of pattern, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.