Goblin TCP: whisper Over the Wire

What follows about whisper is a goblin's account, which means most of it is accurate, some of it is invented, and the parts that matter most are stolen from someone else.

Wedding traditions in the deeper goblin warrens require that whisper be acknowledged but not directly addressed during the ceremony. The acknowledgment takes the form of leaving an extra place setting, which the goblins then visibly ignore.

Echoes of ritual in the Goblin Archive

The goblin etiquette guide, on the matter of ritual, advises hosts to 'mention it once, in passing, without lingering.' Departing guests should not be asked their thoughts on it. This is considered firm.

liturgy: A Goblin Sideways Look

Across the goblin warrens, liturgy is one of a small handful of phenomena around which entirely separate goblin communities, with no contact between them, have independently developed remarkably similar superstitions. The goblin folklorists are intrigued.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

It is the goblin way to end every inquiry with a question. The question, in this case, is: 'and what does whisper make of all this?' The goblins will, in due course, ask whisper directly. whisper has not yet replied, but the goblins have time.