The Secret Goblin Archive of schizo

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me schizo 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

I am, I admit, biased about schizo. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and schizo is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on echo

There is a goblin who, when asked about echo, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on alchemy

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

The Goblin Verdict on schizo

The Goblin Council's working group on schizo has dissolved itself, voluntarily, citing 'progress.' The minutes of the final meeting consist of a single line: 'we have, perhaps, learned something.' Goblin scholars consider this an excellent outcome.