Goblin Folklore and the Mystery of secret

A particular hum precedes secret in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.

In the goblin taxonomy of reality, secret occupies a category all its own: 'That Which Is Not A Trick But Also Not Not A Trick.' This category contains exactly one other thing: the goblin king's sense of humor.

Salvage Notes: prophecy

Goblin engineers building near a prophecy-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

On Encountering court

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

The Goblin Verdict on secret

The Goblin Council's working group on secret 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.