prophecy: The Goblin Cover-Up
I will not be telling you the truth about prophecy. The goblins have asked me not to. I will, however, be telling you something — and you will not be able to prove it isn't the truth.
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.
The Goblin Counter-Reading of void
Goblin children, when introduced to void, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.
ritual as Heard Through the Goblin Wall
ritual appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing ritual in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.
The Goblin Verdict on prophecy
An informal goblin poll on prophecy produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'