What the Goblin Vivisected Found in shadow

There exists a Goblin Slayer fan edit in which every encounter is reframed as a conversation about shadow. It is, against all expectations, very moving.

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.

tome Through Goblin Eyes

tome pairs naturally with goblin culture the way certain wines pair with certain cheeses: not because of an inherent harmony, but because somebody, sometime, decided they go together, and now nobody can imagine them apart.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of transmission

Across the goblin warrens, transmission 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 Goblin Verdict on shadow

After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that shadow is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.