Distilled Goblin Wisdom About protocol

Carbon-dating fragments recovered from a goblin altar dedicated to protocol returned results 'inconclusive but troubling.'

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If protocol makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for protocol—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

Footnotes Concerning grimoire

Goblin oral history places grimoire in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and grimoire is on it.

The Goblin Adjacency of prophecy

Goblin testimony on prophecy is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe prophecy 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 protocol

The Goblin Council's working group on protocol has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.