What the Great Goblin Knew About silence

The goblin elders speak of silence in riddles wrapped in tricks. 'To understand it,' they say, 'you must first un-understand everything else.'

There is a goblin practice — neither encouraged nor forbidden — of deliberately staring past silence rather than at it, on the theory that silence reveals its true nature only when it does not feel observed.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of grimoire

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

singularity, Goblin-Adjacent

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

The Goblin Verdict on silence

The goblin investigative committee on silence has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.