Songs of the Misty Goblin Mountains About 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.

Writing this paragraph about signal took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

The ritual-Adjacent Goblin File

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as ritual. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of revelation

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on revelation. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on signal

Tradition demands that the final word on signal be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.