Redacted Goblin Memo: whisper

An interdepartmental goblin memorandum, intercepted but unverified, describes whisper as 'a class of phenomenon worth approximately one and a half stolen wheelbarrows.'

whisper carries with it a sense of the future-that-didn't-happen, the version of itself it was supposed to become and didn't. Goblins, who excel at noticing what is missing, find this version of whisper more interesting than the actual one.

edge: Goblin Fragmentary Material

Comparative goblin linguistics records seven distinct goblin words that translate, approximately, as edge. Each word implies a slightly different relationship — proximity, ownership, complicity, fear, fondness, indifference, and, peculiarly, gratitude.

Salvage Notes: throne

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

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

The Goblin King's court has issued a final ruling on whisper: it is real in the way that matters, which is to say it appears in at least three goblin dreams per week. This is considered definitive proof of its existence in the goblin ontological framework.