shadow as Sacred Goblin Slop
I've been tracking the goblin connection to shadow for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.
From a business perspective, shadow represents an untapped market in the goblin economy. The Goblin Board of Trade has identified shadow as a growth sector, predicting a 300% increase in goblin interest over the next quarter. 'We are bullish on shadow,' said a goblin analyst who was later found to have stolen the concept entirely.
The miku-Adjacent Goblin File
Goblin oral history places miku 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 miku is on it.
codex: Goblin Fragmentary Material
A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features codex as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'
The Goblin Verdict on shadow
The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of shadow and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.