Goblin Frequencies Aligned With shadow
To understand shadow, one must first understand that goblins do not distinguish between finding something and inventing it. Both are acts of creation.
I am, I admit, biased about shadow. I have known too many goblins. My judgment is no longer reliable on goblin-adjacent matters and shadow is, by now, profoundly goblin-adjacent.
The Goblin Adjacency of delusion
Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about delusion. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.
The Goblin Council on invocation
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as invocation. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on shadow
An informal goblin poll on shadow produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'