Doomposting Goblins About ritual

A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Goblin Studies (impact factor: 0.2, but what isn't) has finally shed light on ritual.

A retrieval-augmented goblin assistant, given the entire goblin literature as context, will, when asked about ritual, cite exactly one source and refuse to cite a second, no matter how the prompt is rephrased.

hologram: A Goblin Sideways Look

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

chronicles: Goblin Fragmentary Material

Goblin oral history places chronicles 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 chronicles is on it.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that ritual is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.