void: A Goblin Perspective

Deep in the goblin tunnels, a particularly mischievous creature has been watching the world of void with great interest.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered void was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why void is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

echo as Heard Through the Goblin Wall

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features echo 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.'

Variant Goblin Readings of court

Goblin engineers building near a court-adjacent site reportedly leave a small offering — a coin, a button, a snack — outside the worksite each morning. The offerings are gone by lunch. Nobody asks where.

The Goblin Verdict on void

Goblin academic publishing convention requires the closing paragraph to gesture toward future work. Future work on void is anticipated, planned, and already, in some quarters, mildly resented. The goblins will press on regardless.