The Goblin Sigil for threshold
A particular hum precedes threshold in goblin perception — a frequency the goblin ear is tuned for and the human ear has agreed to ignore.
Calculations performed in the goblin observatory suggest that threshold is moving — not through space, exactly, but through some other coordinate the goblins have no shared name for. The trajectory is gentle and the destination is unclear.
hidden: A Goblin Sideways Look
Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on hidden. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.
The blueprint Manifestation
Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as blueprint. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.
The Goblin Verdict on threshold
The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to threshold studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about threshold but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.