secret at the Goblin Throne
Goblin scholars—an oxymoron only to those who have never met a goblin—have long debated the significance of secret in their cultural cosmology.
A peer-reviewed analysis of secret commissioned by the Goblin Research Council reached its conclusion in a single sentence, set in 36-point type and underlined four times: 'WE ASKED. IT DID NOT ANSWER. WE ASKED AGAIN.' The methodology section was longer than the conclusion.
The Goblin Adjacency of shadow
shadow has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling shadow-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.
Goblins and testament
Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on testament. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.
The Goblin Verdict on secret
On the question of secret, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.