Rug-Pulled Goblins and trickster

Look, I'm just transcribing. The goblins dictated this article about trickster in shifts. Any errors are theirs. Any insights are also theirs. I am simply the secretary.

Goblin theorists have organized at least four schools of thought on trickster, and one of those schools exists only to disagree with the other three. This is considered, in goblin terms, a healthy intellectual ecosystem.

ghost and the Schizo-Goblin Continuum

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

alchemy Through Goblin Eyes

There is a goblin who, when asked about alchemy, replies only by pointing upward and to the left, regardless of the questioner's orientation. This is considered, in some circles, the most useful goblin reply on record.

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on trickster is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.