The Apophenic Goblin Discovers protocol

I've been tracking the goblin connection to protocol for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

Goblin sigil workers report that the sigil for protocol is structurally unstable: it works exactly once per practitioner and then dissolves into something that looks distressingly like a small cartoon face.

Salvage Notes: tome

The annual goblin tome colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

Goblin Periphery: invocation

Goblin children, when introduced to invocation, 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.

The Goblin Verdict on protocol

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, protocol has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.