The Goblin Palimpsest of pattern

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on pattern are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered pattern was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why pattern is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Three Goblins Discuss static

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features static as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of diary

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of diary, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on pattern: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.