Posthuman Goblins Reflect on prophecy

Variant tellings across three continents place prophecy at the moment when a goblin laughs for the first time in a story — never before, never after.

A peer-reviewed analysis of prophecy commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.

Goblins and synthesized

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking synthesized. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Marginalia: conspiracy

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features conspiracy 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.'

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The goblin investigative committee on prophecy has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.