The events described below are those that caused the vast hordes of flannel shirts which were unleased on Icemule around midnight on the night of November 2, 2000, as told by Greysleeve, Solari, Incanta, Deevian, Jadedlilly and Nevea, who were present for the entire incident.

The story was initially told at a Nightowl Pub table, and is shown here in slightly edited form for clarity. I have also converted it all to third person for added clarity. Please, enjoy.

                                                -Lord Greysleeve Streambank
 

Greysleeve says, "As our story begins, twas just a normal day in Icemule. I was a little bored so I had a giveaway game. Nevea of course won. While I was giving her the prize...."

Greysleeve says, "We were approached by an undead kobold sweatshop worker."

Nevea says, "scared me, didn't have my blessable weapon on me"

Greysleeve says, "he informed us that his sweatshop had rioted against their necromancer master, who had brought them all back from the dead to work in his sweatshop making flannel shirts. And in doing so, had caused him to cast a great spell to subdue them."

Greysleeve says, "He had animated the flannel shirts themselves. The shirts proceeded to strangle the workers. The worker that approached us had escaped. So we rounded up a few friends to assist. Jadedlilly, Solari, Incanta, and Deevian."

Greysleeve says, "And the six of us stormed into the sweatshop to stop him."

Nevea says, "it was hidden in the fog"

Incanta exclaims, "don’t tell!"

Greysleeve says, "By the time we got there most of the workers were already dead. And when he saw us, the necromancer unleashed the shirts to attack the whole town."

Incanta exclaims, "they covered everything!"

Greysleeve says, "So we assembled our magical folk... Solari, Incanta, and myself."

Greysleeve says, "We conferred on what to do while Jadedlilly, Nevea and Deevian protected us."

Incanta says, "we coulda been smothered"

Greysleeve says, "We decided to attempt to cast a great de-animation spell. In order to de-animate all the shirts, it would take all three of us to do it."

Jadedlilly says, "We're heroes"

Greysleeve says, "So the three of us cast the spell, screaming into the winds at the top of our lungs. As we finished casting the spell, one teeny thing went wrong."

Jeymiane says, "I've heard of teeny things goin wrong before"

Greysleeve says, "We hadn't realized that the spell would generate a massive amount of static electricity. By the time we realized that..."

Greysleeve says, "All the flannel shirts were stuck to the three of us. We got mummified in dozens of layers of flannel."

Nevea says, "and... stuck to other folks as you recall"

Incanta exclaims, "couldn't get em off!"

Greysleeve says, "Jadedlilly, Nevea, and Deevian stepped in once again, to pull the shirts free of us."

Nevea exclaims, "and you were accusing us... your heroes... of cursing flannel shirts!"

Nevea says, "and we saved you all, and you blame us and threaten us"

Greysleeve says, "Once we were free, we chased down the necromancer. Who'd been busily cursing the shirts in the meantime. Solari shall tell how we defeated him."

Incanta exclaims, "jumping to all kinds of conclusions, jumpin on poor Jadedlilly here!"

Incanta says, "why... she was our bravest soldier"

Solari says, "Okay! So...we went to search for the necromancer"

Solari says, "After conferring with the girls..."

Solari glances at Jadedlilly.

Solari glances at Nevea.

Solari glances at Incanta.

Solari says, "We decided our best bet was to..."

Solari exclaims, "SEDUCE the kobold necromancer in ugly flannel! So into his tent I went, lavished in flannel! And boy, did I seduce him good! Woo-wee, I tell ye, what fun it 'twas! Anywho, while he 'twas sleeping, I stole into his chest of magical goodies and stole the cause of all our problems..."

Solari says, "This evil possessed barmaid...which is actually a miniature evil sorceress... Who was this kobold's concubine! But instead of THANKING me for saving her, like ye guys should've done for us SAVING you She abused me! Her head spun around and her eyes crossed. And she laughed evilly and proclaimed, "All will hate you and blame ye for what happened! Aye! Then she sunk her evil sharp teeth in me delicate poor hands! And wouldn't let go!"

Nevea says, "you can still see the marks, too"

Nevea says, "look at her poor hand"

(Solari holds up her bleeding hand for everyone to see.)

Solari says, "Oh, okay, I'm at the end of my tale. The barmaid says that she's actually Greysleeve's ex-girlfriend and to say, "Ha! Got ye back for last night.""

Greysleeve says, "Which isn't true cause I don't have an ex."

Jadedlilly says, "Ok and I was running from the well to TC with a rabid cursed flannel chasin me"

Jadedlilly says, "And I thought if I was invisible it wouldn’t see me"

Jadedlilly says, "Wrong"

Jadedlilly says, "Then Methais came in while it was chasin me and accuse me, and threatened me... when all I was doing was running for my fragile life"

Nevea says, "Jade was just draggin the shirts off folks"

Solari says, "Aye, Jadedlilly be a hero."

Nevea says, "those shirts ye folks saw her draggin around were the dead corpses of the animated buggers that we all slew together"

Jadedlilly says, "Grittin my teeth, tearin at the shirts"

Nevea says, "You know what I was doing"

Nevea says, "I was hiding from all the shirts"

Nevea says, "I mean uh... I was fending off the evil doers"

Incanta says, "you try de-animating those shirts"

Incanta scowls at Nevea.

Nevea grins at Incanta.

Incanta mutters under her breath.

Nevea says, "and here we were trying to save everyone"

Jadedlilly says, "And to hear us get blamed for it.. it's just sick"

Incanta says, "very sick"

Incanta exclaims, "it's ...its...it's outrageous!"

Jadedlilly says, "even a simple thanks for savin the town would have been fine"

Nevea says, "some sorta recognition rather than yells and threats"

Greysleeve says, "well I guess it was partly our fault"

Greysleeve says, "after all he didn't go after the whole town till we showed up"

Katsuragii says, "Kobolds are smarter than we give them credit for"

Katsuragii says, "well anyway. That was a good story."

Katsuragii says, "It explains a lot"

Incanta nods.

Greysleeve says, "Don't think I'll ever look at a kobold the same way again"

Jadedlilly says, "All old lords and ladies afraid of kobolds now"

Incanta says, "I know Solari isn't"

Solari grins.