Game Mechanics: Jaled Dar's shade randomly aggroing?

[Colgate]

ran in to turn in a talisman to Jaled Dar's shade today, conned him, was indifferent, did nothing else but move slightly closer to him, and he somehow aggro'd me and killed me

[Fri Sep 11 23:49:44 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade regards you indifferently -- what would you like your tombstone to say?
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:44 2015] Crouton says out of character, 'wtb flawed emerald'
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:45 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade says, 'Fools. I offer you the world, and your greed drives you to attack this ethereal form. You shall not have the victory you seek, but instead the death you deserve, unless you flee now. That is the only mercy you will receive from me.'
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:45 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade claws YOU for 700 points of damage.
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:45 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade claws YOU for 543 points of damage.
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:45 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade claws YOU for 700 points of damage.
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:45 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade tries to claw YOU, but YOU parry!
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:45 2015] You are stunned!
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:45 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade bashes YOU for 115 points of damage.
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:47 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade claws YOU for 700 points of damage.
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:47 2015] Jaled Dar`s shade claws YOU for 700 points of damage.
[Fri Sep 11 23:49:47 2015] You have been slain by Jaled Dar`s shade!

was not illusioned, was not invisible, did not have aggro of any mobs

have heard of this happening to people a lot

?????????????