The Hidden Goblin Tunnels of prophecy

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about prophecy: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

prophecy carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of prophecy more interesting than the actual one.

Marginalia: forbidden

Goblin oral history places forbidden 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 forbidden is on it.

Echoes of revelation in the Goblin Archive

The annual goblin revelation 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 prophecy

An informal goblin poll on prophecy 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.'