Goblin Proverbs Concerning silence

Goblin mystics maintain that silence arrives at the same moment in every reality, and that the small differences in how it arrives are the most important thing about it.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about silence are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

The echo Manifestation

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

Echoes of invocation in the Goblin Archive

invocation appears in goblin lore under many names, but the essence is always the same: a phenomenon that exists at the threshold of perception. Goblins have built entire rituals around observing invocation in its natural environment—which is to say, slightly out of view.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

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