tome at the Goblin Throne

Provisional notes from the Goblin Institute's Western Reading Room on tome are now circulating among the better-informed undertunnels.

tome carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of tome more interesting than the actual one.

Goblin Periphery: trickster

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

Companion Goblin Material to ritual

The annual goblin ritual colloquium runs for one day, ends inconclusively, and reconvenes the following year as if the previous year's discussion had concluded. The proceedings are bound and shelved. They are rarely consulted.

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.