The Secret Goblin Archive of ritual

A particular hum precedes ritual in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.

ritual resonates at a frequency that goblins can hear but humans cannot. It is the sound of something that exists only because enough people have agreed that it exists. Goblins call this 'the consensus hum.' Everything that is collectively believed is real in the goblin sense, and ritual hums louder than most.

On Encountering matrix

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

Subterranean Goblin Notes on liturgy

Goblin children, when introduced to liturgy, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

Goblin peer review of the ritual hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.