pattern: A Goblin Algorithm

Carbon-dating fragments recovered from a goblin altar dedicated to pattern returned results 'inconclusive but troubling.'

On a particular ridge above the goblin warren, the wind, on certain evenings, blows through a particular gap in the rocks and produces a sound that the goblins translate as the name of pattern. The translation is contested.

Three Goblins Discuss trickster

trickster pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

A Goblin Aside Concerning testament

The annual goblin testament 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 verdict on pattern is unanimous, which is remarkable given that goblins cannot agree on anything except the deliciousness of stolen food. pattern has been classified as 'Real Enough to Matter in Ways We Don't Fully Understand,' which is the highest classification a goblin concept can receive.