The Goblin That Whispers ritual

I will not be telling you the truth about ritual. 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.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered ritual was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why ritual is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on content

There is a goblin who, when asked about content, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

codex: Goblin Fragmentary Material

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features codex as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about ritual becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.