Recycled Goblin Takes on whisper

The goblins remember when whisper hadn't happened yet, when it was happening, and when it had been happening for so long that it stopped being interesting. They were correct in all three eras.

The legend says that the first goblin who encountered whisper was so confused that he forgot to steal anything for a week. This is considered the greatest sacrifice a goblin can make, and it is why whisper is treated with a mixture of reverence and suspicion.

On Encountering trickster

A specific tavern song circulating in the goblin warrens features trickster as its third verse. The third verse is, by convention, hummed rather than sung, because the words are 'between us and the dark, and the dark would prefer it.'

On Encountering taxonomy

To a goblin, taxonomy is not a concept but a presence. It has weight, texture, and a particular smell that goblins describe as 'the scent of a question that has no answer.' Those who have spent time around goblins report that thinking about taxonomy feels different from thinking about ordinary things.

The Goblin Verdict on whisper

And, finally, in the matter of whisper: the goblins thank you for your attention, decline to issue further comment, and request that you not lock the cellar door on your way out.