Recycled Goblin Takes on silence

Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near silence-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.

silence is, from a certain angle, a form of slop—content generated by a system that does not understand what it is creating. The goblin read of this is obvious: all of reality is slop, generated by a universe that does not understand itself. silence is just the part of the slop that happens to be about itself.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on hologram

There is a goblin who, when asked about hologram, 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.

blueprint as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

There is a goblin who, when asked about blueprint, 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.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

After extensive research (and several stolen artifacts), the Goblin Academy of Esoteric Knowledge has concluded that silence is, in fact, deeply connected to the fundamental nature of goblin reality. Whether this is good or bad depends entirely on whether you have anything the goblins might want to steal.