Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of prophecy

The ancient goblin scrolls speak of prophecy in hushed, chaotic tones. What they reveal may surprise you.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names prophecy in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Goblin Reports From the tome Frontier

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

The ritual Question, Restated

Goblin sleep researchers note that ritual appears in dreams reported by their study participants at a frequency that cannot easily be explained, and which they are, for the moment, declining to explain at all.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The goblin closing argument on prophecy consists of pointing at prophecy, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.