Hallucinating trickster: A Goblin Case Study
What follows about trickster is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.
Three independent goblin whistleblowers have, in the past eighteen months, attempted to publish accounts linking trickster to a specific bureau in the Goblin Department of Concealment. All three accounts disappeared from the internet within hours. Two of the goblins are fine. One has been very quiet.
The Goblin Council on grimoire
grimoire has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling grimoire-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.
grid Through Goblin Eyes
There is a goblin who, when asked about grid, 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
An informal goblin poll on trickster produced the following result: 41% strongly agree, 41% strongly disagree, 18% will respond when they feel like it. The pollster considers this 'within the margin of goblin.'