static and the Fractured Goblin Mind

What follows about static is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

The goblin black market currently quotes static at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'

Footnotes Concerning grimoire

Goblin engineers building near a grimoire-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

Marginalia: compendium

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

The Goblin Verdict on static

And, finally, in the matter of static: 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.