a muddite elder  

I think the faction listed here is wrong.
First off, when I killed these guys, the faction hit that they TOLD me I was getting was that my faction with the Pickclaw Goblins and with Runnyeye Clan was getting BETTER and that my faction with King Xxorb was getting Worse.
So that alone seems to go against what is said up above. Further, before I started killing off these guys I had Ally faction with Rivervale...after I farmed some clay off of them, my faction with Rivervale was down to Kindly. I don't know why this is since it never said that my faction was being affected when I killed them.
They need to really look into this.

killed these for about an hour got lots of ore to drop. But i was after them cause they are listed for droping meduim quality ore which i never got, anybody know anything about this?

I can't remember their god, I think it's cazic thule...damn I wish I could remember...anyways that's who creates them.

I was hunting in the gorge today. When killing these (and the gorge minotaurs), I took a faction hit to King Xorbb, but I gained faction with both Runnyeye and Pickclaw goblins.

Scroll file: Muddite Elders
Study: Qijnopix Quillpen

The muddites are small and stocky dwarf-sized creatures that are not at all alive. I have not had the opportunity to test spells that damaged summoned creatures, but I doubt it would have any effect - the creatures are not undead, and are not at all affected by holy spells. They indeed seem to be animated golems, composed of mud, though I do not know who creates them.

The elder of these creatures, as all muddites, run much slower then other races, and therefore can be avoided if neccessary - their run is slower even then the skitter of Fire Beetles. If you make a stand however, be well prepared. The Muddite Elders hit for a maximum of around 47 damage, and bash consistantly to stun. They also have a natural ability to blind, which lasts not quite as long as the spell of the same name.

Upon killing these creatures, I have found few items of worth - amongst blocks, small blocks and small pieces of ore, all of which sell for no more then 6 sp, they often drop muddite mud which sells for around 3.5gp and an occasional large block of ore that, while extremely heavy (around 24.5 stones), sells for 3-4pp depending on the familiarity of your local retailer.

Beware the Elders Muddites and their lower cousins, for they are much stronger then they appear. Only fight this battle if well prepared - preferably outside the entrance to Runnyeye, where they often walk across and can be easily attracted.

- Qijnopix Quillpen

Special Notation: Not often spoken of, the Muddite Elders have an outer layer of toughened mud which absorbs the first few attacks you send their way, similar to an Enchanter's rune spell. Magic weapon or no, this cannot be penetrated any way but by attacking them and sacrificing damage those first few rounds - but have no fear, for after the first few shots, they are as vulnerable as a naked high elf.

Personally I've made about 8 pp from one of these. Being a lvl 15 warrior makes going it alone impossible though. 2 tanks ( 15 and 16 ) with a cleric ( 14 ) took them down almost non-stop for 9 hours straight.

hey, I'm a level 17 mage on the Rathe server, and I need 1 more research component before I can get my level 16 earth pet, a small brick of clay, all I've found are blocks of it, not bricks, do these guys drop small bricks of clay?

Seen it too was wondering if there was a use for it other than selling. We also found sevrill difrent sizes of clay, Ore, and silver. Havent seen pl bar yet. Havent found the mud in eney other lists ether. So its probly worth lookng into.

I fought one of these and found 'Muddite Mud' on them with a blank(?!) Effect: on it. Hm, methinks this used to be for blinding? Or maybe the ability is still there . . . anyway, it's found on elders and I haven't seen many. Maybe it's new.

Also, they seem to ignore alot of taunting action.