Magic: The Gathering Goblin Variant of silence

The ancient goblin scrolls speak of silence in hushed, chaotic tones. What they reveal may surprise you.

On the goblin cosmological maps, silence sits in the region labeled 'too small to matter at this scale, too persistent to ignore.' The goblin cosmologists have not redrawn this region in some time.

Echoes of pattern in the Goblin Archive

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking pattern. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on liturgy

There is a goblin who, when asked about liturgy, 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

On the question of silence, goblin opinion has stabilized at the position that there is no settled position, and that this is, itself, a settled position.