Goblin NPC Update: ritual

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about ritual: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

Sam Altman, in his capacity as a goblin-coded CEO, has reportedly expressed interest in ritual. Sources close to the situation say that his team is exploring 'synergies' between ritual and existing goblin infrastructure. Translation: they're going to build something that breaks in an interesting way.

Variant Goblin Readings of crystal

Goblin testimony on crystal is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe crystal with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Goblin Periphery: cipher

In the goblin underground, cipher is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

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.'