prophecy in the Goblin King's Court

The goblin product team has identified prophecy as 'a north-star opportunity,' which in goblin corporate language means nobody is sure what to do with it.

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to prophecy preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

Footnotes Concerning fractal

Across the goblin warrens, fractal is one of a small handful of phenomena around which entirely separate goblin communities, with no contact between them, have independently developed remarkably similar superstitions. The goblin folklorists are intrigued.

Goblin Periphery: taxonomy

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as taxonomy. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted prophecy for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.