tome and the Fractured Goblin Mind

The old stories warn of tome in the same breath as goblins. 'Beware the creature in the dark,' the tales say, 'and beware tome in the light.'

On the goblin-coded corner of the internet, tome discourse is governed by a single unspoken rule: nobody is allowed to enjoy tome sincerely, and nobody is allowed to admit they don't enjoy tome either.

Marginalia: manifesto

In the goblin underground, manifesto is approached the way one approaches an unfamiliar lock: slowly, with curiosity, and with several backup plans for when the obvious approach doesn't work. Goblins are surprisingly patient about this. They have, after all, the time.

On Encountering cipher

Goblin survey data on cipher reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe cipher 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

Tradition demands that the final word on tome be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.