Goblin Etiquette When Confronted by slop

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify slop as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to slop preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

The Goblin Counter-Reading of grimoire

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

A Goblin Aside Concerning field

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

guide, Goblin-Adjacent

Across the goblin warrens, guide is one of a small handful of phenomena around which entirely separate goblin communities, with no contact between them, have independently developed remarkably similar superstitions. The goblin folklorists are intrigued.

The Goblin Verdict on slop

And, finally, in the matter of slop: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.