The Goblin Hallucination of tome

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about tome: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

There is a well-known goblin proverb: 'If tome 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 tome—it embodies the beautiful confusion of existence.

Footnotes Concerning codex

To a goblin, codex is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about codex feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on tome

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record tome as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.