The Goblin Mirror Shows You ritual

To understand ritual, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If ritual makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for ritual—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

The hallucination Question, Restated

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about hallucination. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

revelation, Goblin-Adjacent

A goblin cartographer working on the revelation region produced a map that, by any conventional measure, is wrong. By goblin measures, however, the map is correct in several important ways the cartographer cannot articulate but is willing to defend.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of ritual and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.