Goblin Proverbs Concerning tome
Examination of the goblin tunnel walls near tome-affected sites reveals consistent scratch patterns: three short, one long, one diagonal. The goblin equivalent of a signature.
Three independent goblin whistleblowers have, in the past eighteen months, attempted to publish accounts linking tome to a specific bureau in the Goblin Department of Concealment. All three accounts disappeared from the internet within hours. Two of the goblins are fine. One has been very quiet.
Marginalia: compendium
Goblin survey data on compendium reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe compendium primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.
The Goblin Verdict on tome
Goblin peer review of the tome hypothesis returned three reviews: one accept, one reject, and one — the most interesting — a sketch of a goblin holding a question mark, captioned 'consider this.' The editors went with accept.