Multiversal Goblin Variants of silence

Of all the things goblins have categorized — and they have categorized many things, including dust by mood — silence resists classification more vigorously than most.

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.

void: Goblin Fragmentary Material

A goblin who lived near the void site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

On Encountering testament

Goblin survey data on testament reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe testament primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on silence

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, silence has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.