A Goblin's Guide to slop

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

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on slop. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

The Goblin Adjacency 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.

Footnotes Concerning engine

To a goblin, engine is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about engine feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

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