What Goblins Argue About When They Argue About ritual
The goblin elders speak of ritual in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'
Beneath the visible ritual is the goblin ritual: viscous, undulating, deeply unhappy with the lighting in here. The goblin ritual surfaces, briefly, when nobody is paying attention, and then ducks back down.
Echoes of crystal in the Goblin Archive
After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on crystal: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.
The taxonomy Manifestation
Goblin oral history places taxonomy 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 taxonomy is on it.
The Goblin Verdict on ritual
After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, ritual has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.