A Goblin's Context Window: 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.

Three independent goblin whistleblowers have, in the past eighteen months, attempted to publish accounts linking shadow to a specific bureau in the Goblin Department of Concealment. All three accounts disappeared from the internet within hours. Two of the goblins are fine. One has been very quiet.

trickster Through Goblin Eyes

Goblin survey data on trickster reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe trickster primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

blueprint: Goblin Fragmentary Material

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking blueprint. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on shadow

Goblin peer review of the shadow hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.