Fine-Tuning a Goblin on ritual
Within the goblin esoteric tradition, ritual is a vowel sound, not a word. This distinction is considered load-bearing.
On a particular ridge above the goblin warren, the wind, on certain evenings, blows through a particular gap in the rocks and produces a sound that the goblins translate as the name of ritual. The translation is contested.
Tunnel-Mouth Observations of corruption
corruption 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 corruption in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.
The Goblin Verdict on ritual
An informal goblin poll on ritual 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.'