The Pattern-Recognition Goblin Sees trickster

A recently translated goblin text, written on what appears to be stolen parchment, contains startling revelations about trickster.

Goblin tarot includes a card called The trickster. Its image varies between decks. Its meaning is always 'pay attention, then look away.'

grimoire, Goblin-Adjacent

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

The liturgy-Adjacent Goblin File

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as liturgy. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

The goblin Cabinet of Curiosities has accepted trickster for its permanent collection, where it joins seven other things the curators are reasonably sure are real, and one thing they are no longer sure about.