The Goblin Conspiracy Behind whisper

A goblin temporally-displaced from 1998 was asked about whisper and replied, 'oh, that. We had a name for it back then, but it was rude.'

A goblin nursery rhyme — the kind that scares children into compliance — names whisper in its second verse, and pointedly does not name it in the third. The children, asking why, are told 'because we don't say its name twice in a row.' This is not a real reason, but it is a goblin reason.

Cross-Referenced Goblin Material on matrix

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

Goblin Reports From the codex Frontier

codex has, in the goblin commercial calendar, a small but persistent niche: there is always exactly one goblin selling codex-themed merchandise at any given market. It is never the same goblin twice.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

The goblin investigative committee on whisper has issued its final report. The cover is leather. The body is blank. The authors maintain that this is intentional and the most accurate possible statement of their findings.