Marginalia in the Goblin Codex of threshold

What follows about threshold 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.

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If threshold makes sense to you, you're not paying attention.' Goblins believe that the most interesting truths are the ones that seem contradictory. This is why they have such an affinity for threshold—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

Salvage Notes: transmission

The annual goblin transmission 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.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on corruption

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

The Goblin Verdict on threshold

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about threshold becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.