Beyond the Goblin Gate: shadow

The academic consensus on shadow is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on shadow. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

The Goblin Adjacency of prophecy

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about prophecy. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Marginalia: engine

The annual goblin engine 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.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

The goblin closing hymn for matters such as shadow contains exactly four syllables. They have been sung. The audience has stood. The hymn is concluded. shadow remains.