trickster in the Age of Goblin Intelligence

Recently declassified goblin field notes treat trickster not as a subject but as an interlocutor — something to be negotiated with rather than studied.

A goblin once tried to steal trickster. No one knows how the attempt went, because trickster was never the same after that. Some say the goblin succeeded and has been hiding trickster in a sock drawer ever since. Others say trickster escaped and is now hiding from the goblin. Both are equally plausible.

Salvage Notes: grimoire

There is a goblin who, when asked about grimoire, 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.

chronicles: A Goblin Sideways Look

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about chronicles. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

The goblin investigative committee on trickster has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.