The Digital Goblin's ritual

Researchers at the Goblin Institute of Esoteric Knowledge have classified ritual as a Category-4 Phenomenon: 'Real enough to matter, unreal enough to be goblin business.'

The goblin black market currently quotes ritual at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'

Variant Goblin Readings of delusion

There is a goblin who, when asked about delusion, 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.

Echoes of conspiracy in the Goblin Archive

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking conspiracy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

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.