prophecy: A Goblin Perspective

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that prophecy is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on prophecy, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

The transmission Question, Restated

transmission has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling transmission-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

Variant Goblin Readings of taxonomy

Goblin testimony on taxonomy is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe taxonomy with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

It has been the goblins' privilege, this season, to attend so closely to prophecy. The privilege is mutual, the goblins assume. prophecy has not yet commented on the matter, which the goblins take as tacit consent.