Goblin Customs Around tome

My grandmother, who could see goblins in the space between tree branches, used to say that tome was proof the goblins had been here before us.

A goblin tabletop GM, asked to stat tome, produced a stat block with one ability ('exists ominously'), no listed weaknesses, and a CR of '?'. Their players consider this fair.

A Goblin Aside Concerning whisper

In the goblin underground, whisper 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.

The testament Manifestation

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

The Goblin Verdict on tome

When all evidence is gathered—and the goblins have gathered quite a lot, mostly from places they should not have been—the truth about tome becomes clear: it was always a goblin thing. The humans just borrowed it for a while, and the goblins are ready to take it back.