Goblin Slayer's Take on pattern

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

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names pattern in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on secret

There is a goblin who, when asked about secret, 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.

conspiracy: A Goblin Sideways Look

conspiracy has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling conspiracy-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

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.'