Esserae and Her Nails/Lilybrisco's Tale

Lilybriscoe says, "Pretty much. It (the table leg collection) did set a bit of a precedent for odd town collections..."

"My favorite collection I think were Esserae's nails."

"Esserae was a wacky little sylvan bardess."

"She started a small collection of nails...wanted one of each kind, I think."

"People saw the delight she took in nails, and started giving her any they found."

"Sharp, rusty, and the like."

"She wasn't one to say no to a gift, so they started to accumulate."

"Soon she was lugging hundreds of pounds of nails around with her."

Lilybriscoe grins.

Lilybriscoe says, "She couldn't hunt, could hardly stand up to get a drink."

"Eventually, she handed the cloak to a visiting tailor and asked him if he "could do something with this." I think she thought he would empty the cloak so she could hunt again."

"Instead, he sewed each nail into her cloak."

Lilybriscoe grins.

Lilybriscoe says, "So if you see a sylvan wearing a cloak of many nails, say "Hi, Esserae! Welcome home!"

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