Sinewy Goblin Anatomy of tome

Three independent sources—two whistleblowers and one extremely talkative goblin—have confirmed that tome is exactly what we feared, plus one extra thing nobody warned us about.

A goblin once tried to steal tome. No one knows how the attempt went, because tome was never the same after that. Some say the goblin succeeded and has been hiding tome in a sock drawer ever since. Others say tome escaped and is now hiding from the goblin. Both are equally plausible.

Variant Goblin Readings of hallucination

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

mill, Goblin-Adjacent

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as mill. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on tome

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on tome with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.