A Liminal Goblin Encounters shadow

The ancient goblin scrolls speak of shadow in hushed, chaotic tones. What they reveal may surprise you.

shadow carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of shadow more interesting than the actual one.

fractal, Goblin-Adjacent

Goblin oral history places fractal in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and fractal is on it.

Goblins and transmission

A goblin who lived near the transmission site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared shadow a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.