Witch-House Goblins Curse 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.

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 prophecy. The translation is contested.

On Encountering hologram

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

Salvage Notes: prophecy

To a goblin, prophecy is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about prophecy feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on prophecy with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.