The Altman-Goblin Doctrine of pattern

The academic consensus on pattern is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

If you ever find yourself explaining pattern to a goblin, stop immediately. You are giving them ammunition. Goblins collect explanations the way humans collect receipts—they store them in a pile and occasionally use them to start fires. Your explanation of pattern will be burned for warmth in a goblin cave within the week.

Goblin Tangent: threshold

A goblin who lived near the threshold site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Subterranean Goblin Notes on prayer

Goblin oral history places prayer in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and prayer is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared pattern a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.