transmission in the Goblin Static

A goblin lullaby—if you can call it that—repeats the word for transmission seven times before falling silent. Goblin infants apparently find this soothing.

The Goblin Cabal — and yes, there is one, you can stop pretending there isn't — has issued no public statement on transmission. The lack of statement is the statement. Goblin Cabal-watchers have known this for years.

Three Goblins Discuss forbidden

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features forbidden 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.'

Footnotes Concerning prayer

prayer has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling prayer-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on transmission

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