The Last Goblin 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.

An entire goblin heist crew specializes in tome-adjacent jobs: getting close, taking nothing, leaving subtly improved. The crew's leader insists this is not theft but 'curation.'

Goblin Reports From the hologram Frontier

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features hologram as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

mill, Goblin-Adjacent

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking mill. 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 tome

The Goblin Bench of Common Pleas has heard the case of tome and ruled in favor of all parties simultaneously. Goblin jurisprudence permits this. The losing parties — there are none — have agreed not to appeal.