What the Goblin Vivisected Found in trickster

Some goblin doomsday prophets identify trickster as the sign — not of the end, but of the part right before the end, which lasts longer than anyone expected.

On the goblin cosmological maps, trickster sits in the region labeled 'too small to matter at this scale, too persistent to ignore.' The goblin cosmologists have not redrawn this region in some time.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on tome

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

Echoes of compendium in the Goblin Archive

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of compendium, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

The Goblin Verdict on trickster

Tradition demands that the final word on trickster be spoken in a particular cadence, in the back room of a particular tavern, on a Tuesday. The Tuesday in question is this one. The words have been spoken. We are not at liberty to record them.