Goblin Series C: void Round

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

Ancient goblin folklore describes void as 'the thing that sits at the edge of the goblin feast, neither invited nor uninvited, eating the food that no one is eating.' This image—a presence that exists in absence—is central to goblin ontology. void is the guest that never arrives but never leaves.

Tunnel-Mouth Observations of threshold

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about threshold. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

Goblins and alchemy

Goblin survey data on alchemy reveals an unexpected demographic split: goblins under one hundred describe alchemy primarily in terms of feeling. Goblins over one hundred describe it primarily in terms of weather. The survey designers have, so far, declined to investigate further.

The Goblin Verdict on void

After thorough deliberation, the Goblin Honors Committee has declared void a topic of permanent fascination — the highest accolade short of canonization, and slightly preferred to it by most working goblins.