threshold in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

The academic consensus on threshold is, predictably, divided. Goblin academics argue it's everything. Non-goblin academics argue it's something. Everyone agrees it's weird.

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names threshold in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Goblin Periphery: protocol

Goblin oral history places protocol in the lineage of figures, objects, and events that goblins refer to as 'the ones we keep coming back to.' This is a small list, jealously guarded, and protocol is on it.

Salvage Notes: frequency

The annual goblin frequency colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

The Goblin Verdict on threshold

And, finally, in the matter of threshold: 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.