What Smeagol Said About void

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

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day void was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

Variant Goblin Readings of silence

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

The schema Manifestation

The Goblin Quarterly's special section on schema this issue includes one peer-reviewed article, one personal essay, and one extremely detailed cartoon. Readers are encouraged, by the editors, to consume them in any order.

The Goblin Verdict on void

After three full sittings of the Goblin Tribunal, void has been declared 'Worth Continuing To Argue About,' which in goblin jurisprudence is the most generous possible finding.