From the introduction: The Goblins are currently undergoing a trial to be accepted into the Weasel Clan, and are actually having a shared dream. While their minds are in the forest, their bodies are safely slumbering around a campfire, under the watchful eye of the Weasel Clan Elders. The Shaman of the clan is also in the dream with the goblins, but she is acting as the Forest Guide that the Goblins encounter in the "Dream". She is there to watch, and assess the goblins actions during the encounters.