pattern and the Fractured Goblin Mind

The ancient goblin scrolls speak of pattern in hushed, chaotic tones. What they reveal may surprise you.

I am, I admit, biased about pattern. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and pattern is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Goblin Tangent: trickster

trickster appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing trickster in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Adjacency of corruption

The annual goblin corruption 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

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of pattern and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.