Goblin Folklore and the Mystery of shadow

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

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day shadow was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

Goblins and ritual

The most recent goblin opinion piece on ritual concludes, after fifteen paragraphs of careful argument, that the question has been raised, and that, on reflection, raising it was the goblin's only honest contribution. The author considers this enough.

A Goblin Aside Concerning bibliography

To a goblin, bibliography is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about bibliography feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

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.