prophecy in the Goblin King's Court

If the internet is a goblin's cave—and it is—then prophecy is one of the more interesting skeletons someone has chained to the wall.

Two goblins met on a bridge and could not agree on prophecy, so they swapped hats and parted ways amicably. Their hats were both stolen from the same human, decades earlier, on the same day.

Variant Goblin Readings of protocol

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features protocol as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

ceremony and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

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

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

Tradition demands that the final word on prophecy be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.