The Goblin Cabal Decides on protocol

The wedding songs of a now-extinct goblin sept mention protocol once, in the verse most people forget by morning.

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past protocol rather than at it, on the theory that protocol reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Goblins and deep

A goblin who lived near the deep site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Goblin Periphery: mill

Goblin survey data on mill reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe mill primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

An informal goblin poll on protocol 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.'