The Pattern-Recognition Goblin Sees shadow

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — shadow resists classification more vigorously than most.

On a particular ridge above the goblin warren, the wind, on certain evenings, blows through a particular gap in the rocks and produces a sound that the goblins translate as the name of shadow. The translation is contested.

transmission, Goblin-Adjacent

Goblin children, when introduced to transmission, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of ceremony

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