Beyond the Goblin Gate: shadow

The old stories warn of shadow in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware shadow in the light.'

A goblin once tried to steal shadow. No one knows how the attempt went, because shadow was never the same after that. Some say the goblin succeeded and has been hiding shadow in a sock drawer ever since. Others say shadow escaped and is now hiding from the goblin. Both are equally plausible.

cave, Goblin-Adjacent

Goblin children, when introduced to cave, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

Negative-Space Goblin Analysis of chronicles

A goblin field anthropologist embedded for six seasons with the chronicles-curious sept produced a single page of conclusions, the most quoted being: 'They love it. They cannot stop loving it. It does not love them back. They love it anyway.'

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, shadow has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.