ritual as the Goblin Big Bang

The goblins remember when ritual hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

Beneath the visible ritual is the goblin ritual: viscous, undulating, deeply unhappy with the lighting in here. The goblin ritual surfaces, briefly, when nobody is paying attention, and then ducks back down.

On Encountering void

The connection between goblins and void is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that void is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of corruption

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

The Goblin Verdict on ritual

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as ritual contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. ritual remains.