trickster in the Goblin Static

I've been tracking the goblin connection to trickster for years. Every time I get close to the truth, my keys disappear. This is not a coincidence.

Writing this paragraph about trickster took longer than I'd like to admit, and not for the reasons you'd expect. The goblins kept moving my notes. They claim it wasn't them. The notes disagree.

Marginalia: matrix

Goblin testimony on matrix is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe matrix with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

The logs Manifestation

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features logs as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on trickster with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.