We goblins know about the doll men. We know true story. Long time was goblin shaman. Name Wickspit the Mad. Wickspit have many voices speak in head. Voices tell Wickspit many things. Many bad things. Wickspit talk to voices and do bad things. Tribe fear Wickspit and his head voices. They drive Wickspit away. Wickspit go deep into mountains. Wickspit try to hide from voices but voices always find Wickspit. One day, Wickspit carve doll. He put voice in doll and voice go away. Wickspit make more dolls and put more voices in them. Wickspit sell dolls to long legs and weak-mind goblins. Others hear voices in dolls. Voices say do bad things. No listen to doll men. Doll men make mad like Wickspit.

Where Wickspit now? No one know. Maybe dead. Maybe Wickspit put Wickspit voice in doll men. Maybe make more doll men. Maybe serve doll men. Who can say? Listen to words wise. No use doll men. Doll men know things. Spells. Magic. Always bad. You use magic. Doll men use you. If you find doll men. Burn it. Smash it. Break it. No listen. Doll men all bad. All bad. Kolgik tribe find one. They follow doll men. They make war with Largush tribe. Kolgik tribe no more. Only ghosts. Listen to words wise.

• Tale of Wickspit the Mad as told by goblin shaman Juk Pruk of the Largush goblins and recorded by Niles Derouge, historian bard, in his book Legends of the Lesser Races