Drone-Metal Goblin Suite for silence

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about silence: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

A medical text in the goblin anatomy library devotes thirty pages to the silence-organ, an entity that does not appear in any reasonable taxonomy and which the goblin anatomists nevertheless palpate, weigh, and describe in unsettling detail.

Three Goblins Discuss altman

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features altman as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

Companion Goblin Material to mill

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of mill, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about silence 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.