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See Also: The Higgerath

Five Years of Uncontrollable Giggling

While there has been an incalculable amount of giggling across the face of Battal there is only one event recorded in history where precisely Five Years of Uncontrollable Giggling* took place. This event occurred during the Siege of Arkleaf where several hundred barrels of the Liquid of Lighthearted Stupefaction were delivered to the cohort of War Men as the Ten Years of Useless Bloodshed slowly dried up.

In 17,944 High Drunkenkiller Great Warchief T'kK'iT receives word from the Three Generals that they have a small problem which could be resolved with an appropriate amount of booze and after some discussion with his suppliers he joins the Higgerath to the general enjoyment of all concerned.

17,947 sees the arrival of Th'qrK and the merriment continues accompanied by some rock music until the drink finally runs dry in 17,949. Unfortunately for the Grim Vapor Lords they choose this moment to approach the War Men and so a new War Banner is created.

Chronology of the Five Years of Uncontrollable Giggling

• 17,944 - The Three Generals of the War Men decide that they need to conserve some manpower and send for T'kK'iT
• In the same year High Drunkenkiller Great Warchief T'kK'iT arrives at the Higgerath with several hundred barrels of the Liquid of Lighthearted Stupefaction
• 17,946 - Ra'Ax'i, finalist in the Who's Got the Sharpest Axe competition slips and falls on his axe during a particularly hard fit of giggling
• In the same year ArG'grH is declared as the War Man With the Sharpest Axe, winning by default
• 17,947 - Th'qrK and his Rock-Hitters arrive in time to join in with the giggling.
• 17,949 - The booze finally runs dry and the War Men sober up just in time to divert their energies into the construction of an improved War Banner

* At the many festivals where copious amounts of Hazeweed is smoked, the giggling lasts for much, much longer.