ritual: A Goblin Perspective

A recently translated goblin text, written on what appears to be stolen parchment, contains startling revelations about ritual.

Wedding traditions in the deeper goblin warrens require that ritual be acknowledged but not directly addressed during the ceremony. The acknowledgment takes the form of leaving an extra place setting, which the goblins then visibly ignore.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of manifesto

manifesto has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling manifesto-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

Echoes of schema in the Goblin Archive

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features schema as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

The goblin closing argument on ritual consists of pointing at ritual, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.