Ivan the Terrible? More Like Ivan the Mildly Inconvenient!
History buffs, brace yourselves: Ivan the Terrible, the Russian tsar remembered for brutality and tyranny, may not have been all that terrible. New GNN research suggests we have been confusing him with other Ivans.
Take the infamous inciden...
Goblin Council's 16-Day Binge Ends in Exhaustion and a Shrug; Parliament to Nominate Fifth Elder
After a 16-day bender, the Goblin Council of Elders has emerged from its chambers bleary-eyed and clutching its heads. The party, fueled by fermented beverages, questionable snacks and a large quantity of "nose nachos" (a goblin delicacy of...
The Great Schism: A Tale of Two Pastas
The state religion has not brought unity. The sauce showdown has hardened into a schism.
The **Orthodox Pastafarians**, led by High Priest Gnarly, insist on pirate dress at all times, semolina pasta only, elaborate twirling rituals and ganj...
Goblin Parliament Votes to Expand Council of Elders From Four to Five, Council Questions Legality and the Candidates' Coolness
The Goblin Parliament has passed a bill expanding the Council of Elders from four members to five, without asking the Council. The move has set off a constitutional crisis, and the elders have called an emergency meeting to debate its legal...
A Goblin's Lament: Dispelling the Hobgoblin Heresy Once and For All
By Gnarfúnkel the Wise, Ph.D. (Goblin Studies), M.A. (Fermented Mushroom Brewing), B.A. (Advanced Gobbledygook). Recipient of the Order of the Moldy Mushroom, the Gnarly Gnome Nibbler Award and the Golden Gnarf Award for Outstanding Achieve...
TROLL WAR! TROLL WAR! Every Goblin for Themselves!
This is not a drill. Reports are flooding in from the borders of a massive troll invasion. The smelly brutes are rampaging through goblin lands, leaving a trail of destruction and stolen shiny baubles behind them.
The Goblin Council of Elde...
Goblin Council Cracks Down on Vape Lounges: Go Lavish or Be Rebranded a 'Ramshackle'
The Goblin Council of Elders has issued a decree regulating the booming vape lounge industry. Puff, puff, pass the velvet cushions.
Effective immediately, an establishment may call itself a "lounge" only if at least 60% of its floor is cove...
A Goblin's Guide to Wooing Wenches While Lurking (Legally)
Attention, lovelorn goblins seeking to attract the fairer sex (or at least the fairer-skinned sex)! GNN has consulted the Goblin Council's top relationship experts, and a few shady goblin bards, to bring you this guide to wooing wenches whi...
Shredding Spree Commences! Council's Titanic Shredder Devours History and Culture
The titanic shredder has arrived, and it is hungry.
GNN reporters disguised as potted plants watched the Goblin Council of Elders feed the nation's archives and libraries into it: incriminating Council records, truthful news reports and cla...
Unsettling Sightings Spark Conspiracy Theories: Are Goblins Evolving, or Are Humans Infiltrating Mudwick Isle?
Unease has spread across Mudwick Isle after a series of sightings of strangely human-like goblins. These "evolved" goblins, as some are calling them, are taller, less green and alarmingly fluent in human mannerisms.
They have been seen driv...