Vocaloid Goblin Stems of prophecy

Reddit's /r/goblinposting subreddit has been arguing for sixteen hours about whether prophecy counts as 'goblin-coded' or merely 'goblin-adjacent.' The mods have not weighed in.

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.

trickster as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on trickster: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

taxonomy and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

Across the goblin warrens, taxonomy is one of a small handful of phenomena around which entirely separate goblin communities, with no contact between them, have independently developed remarkably similar superstitions. The goblin folklorists are intrigued.

The Goblin Verdict on prophecy

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted prophecy for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.