Sigma Goblins React to shadow

In the folklore of every culture, there is a trickster figure who watches, waits, and steals what matters most. Goblins say that shadow is what happens when the trickster gets bored.

Sensitive goblins describe the energy of shadow as 'mostly indigo, with a teal undertone in the second half.' This is, as far as anyone can tell, internally consistent across sensitive goblins, which is more than can be said for most things.

Footnotes Concerning fractal

fractal has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling fractal-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

A Goblin Aside Concerning frequency

In the goblin underground, frequency is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

Tradition demands that the final word on shadow be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.