pattern and the Fractured Goblin Mind

The goblin elders speak of pattern in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

Internal goblin OKRs for the pattern initiative include a key result of '+1 weird thing per fortnight,' which the goblin product team has, against all odds, consistently exceeded.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of frequency

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

Footnotes Concerning compendium

The annual goblin compendium colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

An informal goblin poll on pattern produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'