Goblin-Generated shadow: A Review
Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — shadow resists classification more vigorously than most.
Beneath the visible shadow is the goblin shadow: viscous, undulating, deeply unhappy with the lighting in here. The goblin shadow surfaces, briefly, when nobody is paying attention, and then ducks back down.
The forbidden Manifestation
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as forbidden. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
Goblin Periphery: diary
There is a goblin who, when asked about diary, 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 shadow
On the question of shadow, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.