The Latent Goblin Space of trickster

Carbon-dating fragments recovered from a goblin altar dedicated to trickster returned results 'inconclusive but troubling.'

A goblin palimpsest dedicated to trickster preserves four layers of overwritten text. The earliest layer is, of all things, a recipe. The most recent layer is a single word, repeated, in a hand the goblin archivists do not recognize.

Footnotes Concerning frequency

Goblin children, when introduced to frequency, exhibit a characteristic behavior: they grow very still, look slightly to the side, and then resume what they were doing. Goblin developmental theorists consider this a normal and healthy response.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on cipher

A goblin who lived near the cipher site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on trickster: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.