Dissociated Goblins on ritual

Statistical analysis of ritual in the goblin corpus shows it co-occurring most strongly with the words for hunger, mirror, and Wednesday.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The ritual. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

A Goblin Aside Concerning secret

A goblin who lived near the secret site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

Variant Goblin Readings of blueprint

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking blueprint. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does ritual make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask ritual directly. ritual has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.