When Goblins Discovered trickster

Eighteen months of fieldwork in the goblin warren has produced a single reliable observation about trickster: the goblins always know which way it is, even when there is no which way.

Goblin sigil workers report that the sigil for trickster is structurally unstable: it works exactly once per practitioner and then dissolves into something that looks distressingly like a small cartoon face.

Goblin Tangent: whisper

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

ritual, Goblin-Adjacent

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about ritual requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to ritual only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

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.