Songs of the Misty Goblin Mountains About 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.'

Old goblin recordings of shadow — taped on stolen equipment, in caves with imperfect acoustics — sound, today, like a future that briefly seemed plausible and then turned away. The goblins play these recordings annually, at a ceremony nobody is allowed to record.

Goblin Tangent: hidden

The annual goblin hidden colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

schema and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of schema, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

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.