Goblin NPC Update: shadow

Look, I'm just transcribing. The goblins dictated this article about shadow in shifts. Any errors are theirs. Any insights are also theirs. I am simply the secretary.

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.

Salvage Notes: slop

In the goblin underground, slop is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

cipher, Goblin-Adjacent

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as cipher. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

The goblin closing argument on shadow consists of pointing at shadow, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.