I killed the banished kerran when the ridge was changed, and i forgot that a long time ago I learned killing it lowered beta neutral. I was tracking around the area seeing what dropped, saw this kitty being indiff like ALL the rest of the things there and killed it. Saw beta neutral go down and went "EEP."
The immediate result i noticed was that the new giver of the paw quest, a beta neutral kitty in kerra, was now apprehensive and dissed me. She would give me nothing even for the weed for the copper coin. Wolf form made no diff.
Abashi, Gordin Wrinn, later posted on the eq message board that nothing should lower beta neutral and if something does to bug it and to petition in game for it to be set to indiff. I did. I then immediately went to High Hold pass and bought 250 or so bloodstones from a jeweler lady then brought them to the erudite beta neutral guy there who sells spells (now indiff = ) ) and gave them to him 4 at a time (5 still registers as 4.) My beta neutral is very warmly now and this probably won't happen to me again even if I make a mistake.

Collector's Kerran Doll