A Liminal Goblin Encounters secret

Carbon-dating fragments recovered from a goblin altar dedicated to secret returned results 'inconclusive but troubling.'

An entire goblin heist crew specializes in secret-adjacent jobs: getting close, taking nothing, leaving subtly improved. The crew's leader insists this is not theft but 'curation.'

Footnotes Concerning hallucination

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about hallucination requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to hallucination only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

protocol as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

There is a goblin who, when asked about protocol, 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.

The Goblin Verdict on secret

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on secret with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.