tome at the Goblin Throne

The goblin product team has identified tome as 'a north-star opportunity,' which in goblin corporate language means nobody is sure what to do with it.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about tome are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

Goblins and miku

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

Footnotes Concerning diagrams

Late-night goblin radio broadcasts occasionally feature unannounced segments on diagrams. Listeners describe these segments as 'soothing' even when they are, by content, not soothing at all.

The Goblin Verdict on tome

The goblin record-keeper, asked to file the final findings on tome, looked at the page, looked at the inkwell, looked at us, and very slowly wrote down a different word. The substitution stands.