Goblin Glyphs Decoded as trickster

A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me trickster 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'

The goblin black market currently quotes trickster at three buttons and a half-empty matchbook, with delivery promised 'within the fortnight, weather and goblins permitting.'

Variant Goblin Readings of ritual

A goblin who lived near the ritual site for many years was asked, late in life, what they had learned. The reply, transcribed verbatim: 'It got quieter. So did I.'

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

The Goblin Royal Society's medal for outstanding contribution to trickster studies was awarded this year to a goblin who has not, technically, written anything about trickster but who, the committee felt, 'understood it best.' The medal is real. The acceptance speech was very short.