On a recent trip
to the mall, I noticed a strange trend at the jewelry counters of
each major department store. Large masses of gold and silver
accessories twisted together on turnstyle racks, fighting for
visibility over each other in huge clumps. There was no subtlety to
be found amongst these clusters of refined metal.
Clearly, major
department store chains were sending out small parties on quests for
goblin treasure. No such garish display jewel-making is to be found
in the lands of men or of elves. This obscene mess of flashy metals
can have only come from a goblin hoard.
