Goblin NPC Update: signal

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

An entire goblin heist crew specializes in signal-adjacent jobs: getting close, taking nothing, leaving subtly improved. The crew's leader insists this is not theft but 'curation.'

Companion Goblin Material to infinite

There is a goblin who, when asked about infinite, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

conspiracy: A Goblin Sideways Look

conspiracy has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling conspiracy-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about signal becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.