ritual as Sacred Goblin Slop

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.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered ritual was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why ritual is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

The prophecy Manifestation

prophecy appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing prophecy in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Council on alchemy

After much deliberation (and several stolen snacks), the Goblin Council has issued a formal statement on alchemy: 'It is what it is, except when it isn't, which is most of the time.' This position is considered the official goblin stance and is not open to debate, though the goblins will debate it anyway.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about ritual becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.