What the Great Goblin Knew About prophecy

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes prophecy as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered prophecy was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why prophecy is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

hallucination: A Goblin Sideways Look

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about hallucination requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to hallucination only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Goblin Periphery: alchemy

In the goblin underground, alchemy is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

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