For the first time since April 2003, the Grimling High Commander was successfully spawned and killed on Sunday, June 26th, 2011 by an open raid with members from Destiny, Temerity, Dark Conquest, The Pathfinders of Al'Kabor, The Horde and Sanctuary on Al'Kabor (Mac server).
Here is what we learned: (I'll edit this post from time to time as new information arrives.)
He appears to spawn in the same spot each time. (Location information will be added at a later date, but he spawns in the camp nearest to the Tenenbrous Mountains.)
He can spawn multiple times. As long as all four cats stay alive, he can keep spawning again and again and again until someone either turns in his arm to Veteran Cullin, thus stopping the raid or one of the cats dying, which also stops the raid.
He summons
He is immune to stuns level 55 and under (not sure on higher level ones)
He doesn't have many hit points... I'm guessing 30 to 50k maximum of 100k.
He has a lure based fear (more information later on that)
He has a nasty long duration spin stun (more information later on that)
He quads, max hit on me was 390.
The Grimling High Commander always drops:
Arm of the Grimling High Commander https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=39117
(Once you loot it, turn it in to the version of Veteran Cullin that respawns and starts the Grimling War in ernest (the same one that is up when the high commander spawned). Any other version of Veteran Cullin will just pass it back. Once you turn it in to Cullin, the Grimling War will end and Veteran Cullin will pass you back a Medallion of the Hero of Shar Vahl and an Acrylia Obelisk Half.
Next, head to General Staginar. Pass him the Acrylia Obelisk Half and he'll pass you back your Hollow Acrylia Obelisk and a new large 6-slot container for what we guess to be a new deeper key inside Inner AC.)
If you're instead working on your Cloak of the Vah Shir Hero quest, place the medallion and your Officer's Cloak into the satchel and hit combine... (more info inc later as I need Tigertugger to pass me along the exact details on what happens next... BUT... he is the first peep since 2003 to successfully finish the original Cloak of the Khati Sha Hero. HOWEVER, on AK the final version is ONLY wearable by Vah Shir it seems, although the previous versions of the Beastlord version of the cloak could be worn by any race that can be a Beastlord.)
His loot table is as follows:
He appears to drop at least one piece of the Living Shadow set: (A not so hot set)
Bracer of Living Shadow (unconfirmed) https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=11833
Breastplate of Living Shadow (confirmed)
Crown of Living Shadow (confirmed) https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=20456
Gauntlets of Living Shadow (unconfirmed) https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=11834
Greaves of Living Shadow (unconfirmed) https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=18116
Vambraces of Living Shadow (unconfirmed) https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=25412
He appears to drop at least one to Weapon of the High Grimling: (They're used in quests, again not so hot)
Claw of the High Grimling
Dirk of the High Grimling
Great Sword of the High Grimling
Hammer of the High Grimling
Short Sword of the High Grimling
Staff of the High Grimling
He drops between one to two drops off of his good loot table which is as follows:
Blood Stained Quartz Orb (confirmed)
Robe of the Maniacal (confirmed) https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=60144
Possessed Sacrificial Cleaver (confirmed)
Possessed Sacrificial Club (confirmed)
Tome of Grotesque Rites (confirmed)
Please send me a tell in game if you get more information about his loot table. I'm guessing it'll be longer than five good items...
Edited, Jul 18th 2011 3:12am by Gnostica