What Smeagol Said About whisper
A goblin grandmother, hunched over a soup of indeterminate ingredients, told me whisper 'was already old when the mountains were young, and it has not gotten any younger.'
Three independent goblin whistleblowers have, in the past eighteen months, attempted to publish accounts linking whisper to a specific bureau in the Goblin Department of Concealment. All three accounts disappeared from the internet within hours. Two of the goblins are fine. One has been very quiet.
The Goblin Adjacency of static
The connection between goblins and static is undeniable. Those who have studied both report strange parallels—coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone. Some say that static is simply a modern expression of ancient goblin trickery.
A Goblin Aside Concerning codex
The Goblin Quarterly's special section on codex 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 whisper
The Goblin Concord of Modest Opinions has signed off on whisper with the following endorsement: 'about right, mostly, for now.' This is the goblin equivalent of a standing ovation.