The Goblin Conspiracy Behind shadow

A particular hum precedes shadow in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.

The goblin who runs the small shadow-themed shrine at the back of the warren reports increased footfall this month, and a corresponding uptick in donations of buttons, paperclips, and one watch that no longer keeps time but vibrates softly when held up to shadow.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on threshold

Across the goblin warrens, threshold is one of a small handful of phenomena around which entirely separate goblin communities, with no contact between them, have independently developed remarkably similar superstitions. The goblin folklorists are intrigued.

The frequency Manifestation

There is a goblin diary, kept in a sealed cabinet in a back room of the Goblin Library, devoted entirely to frequency. The diary has eight thousand entries. The latest is from this morning. The diarist is not known.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

An informal goblin poll on shadow produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'