Poacher's Head  

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Rating:
*****
Information:
Time:1 hour
Level:10
Maximum Level:125
Monster Mission:No
Repeatable:Yes
Can Be Shrouded?:No
Quest Type:Quest
Quest Goal:
  • Experience
  • Faction
  • Loot
  • Money
Faction Required:
Protectors of Pine (Min: Dubious)
Factions Raised:
Factions Lowered:
Quest Items:
Related Quests:
Era:Original
Recommended:
Group Size:Solo
Min. # of Players:1
Max. # of Players:1
Appropriate Classes:
  • All
Appropriate Races:
  • All
Entered: Mon May 7 15:56:13 2001
Modified: Tue Dec 5 05:21:04 2023
Your Location is 179.39, -35.15, 3.75

You say, 'Hail, Gillarian Naelev'

Gillarian Naelev says 'Welcome, friend! Welcome to Surefall Glade. I need not remind you about [poaching], I hope...?'

You say, 'What about poaching?'

Gillarian Naelev says 'Poaching is illegal. We here are the Protectors of the Pine, rangers sworn to protect our land and all its inhabitants. This includes the wildlife. We spend a lot of time hunting poachers. If you want to [join the hunt] just let me know.'

You say, 'I want to join the hunt.'

Gillarian Naelev says 'Very good, friend. Be on the lookout for poachers in Surefall Glade or Qeynos Hills. Especially in the nearby caves. The poachers are not always human. Oftentimes, we'll find ourselves a Blackburrow gnoll or two. Bring me back their heads. Let us see how they look mounted above the mantle. Be on your way, then!'

Hand in a Gnoll Head (identifies as "Gnoll Poacher Head").

Gillarian Naelev says 'Fantastic work!! Hager will be pleased. Not only do we rid ourself of a poacher, but we rid the land of these destructive gnolls. Our fletchers crafted this for me... Please take it as thanks.'

Your faction standing with Protectors of Pine has been adjusted by 15.
Your faction standing with Jaggedpine Treefolk has been adjusted by 6.
Your faction standing with Sabertooths of Blackburrow has been adjusted by -3.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 6.
You gain experience!!
You receive 7–8 gold from Gillarian Naelev.

Rewards can include a Rough Elm Recurve Bow (anything else?).

Upon handing in a Poacher's Head (identifies as "Poacher Head"):


Gillarian Naelev says 'Your deeds are great indeed. We shall cleanse our land of these poachers once and for all. A report has surfaced of a [master poacher].'

Your faction standing with Protectors of Pine has been adjusted by 15.
Your faction standing with Jaggedpine Treefolk has been adjusted by 3.
Your faction standing with Sabertooths of Blackburrow has been adjusted by -2.
Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 3.
You gain experience!!
You gain experience!!
You receive 4–5 gold from Gillarian Naelev.

You say, 'What master poacher?'

Gillarian Naelev says 'The master poacher is Talym Shoontar. If you wish to collect the bounty on this vile man, be sure to speak with our leader, Hager Sureshot. No doubt you will find him practicing his skills at the archery range.'

This is an alternate lead into the quest for Talym Shoontar's Head.

What dialogs/faction hits/rewards do you receive from turning in other versions of Gnoll Head?

Need list of quest rewards.
Submitted by: Ranger Tryam
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faction hits
# Aug 20 2017 at 6:24 PM Rating: Good
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handing in the poacher's head gave these faction amounts :

[Sun Aug 20 20:22:29 2017] Gillarian Naelev says, 'Your deeds are great indeed. We shall cleanse our land of these poachers once and for all. A report has surfaced of a [master poacher].'
[Sun Aug 20 20:22:29 2017] Your faction standing with Protectors of Pine has been adjusted by 15.
[Sun Aug 20 20:22:29 2017] Your faction standing with Jaggedpine Treefolk has been adjusted by 3.
[Sun Aug 20 20:22:29 2017] Your faction standing with Sabertooths of Blackburrow has been adjusted by -2.
[Sun Aug 20 20:22:29 2017] Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos has been adjusted by 3.
[Sun Aug 20 20:22:29 2017] You gain experience!
Faction Required
# Apr 29 2017 at 4:01 AM Rating: Good
Can do this quest at dubious faction.
Faction Required
# Feb 26 2020 at 4:56 PM Rating: Good
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Turn-in works at threatening. He's a guild master so he doesn't aggro. Which leads me to believe it might work at any faction level.
Faction Required
# Jul 31 2017 at 5:14 PM Rating: Good
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So.. You get the reject message at dubious. However, he will take the head.

So... which do we want?
Faction Required
# May 02 2017 at 8:38 AM Rating: Excellent
Thegreatundead wrote:
Can do this quest at dubious faction.


Thanks, lowered from indifferent to dubious.
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You do not get the bow for this
# Feb 26 2016 at 3:17 PM Rating: Decent
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You only get the bow as a reward for the Gnoll Poacher's head. The human Poacher's Head gets you a few gold only.
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factions
# Dec 06 2015 at 10:29 AM Rating: Excellent
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Is the post below good enough for faction update, or do you need a log?

Thanks!
factions
# Jan 02 2016 at 1:48 PM Rating: Excellent
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drool wrote:
Is the post below good enough for faction update, or do you need a log?

Thanks!


Baron von Oxgoad wrote:
Upon turning in the Gnoll's Head:

Protectors of Pine +25
Jaggedpine Treefolk +6
Sabertooths of Blackburrow -3
Guards of Qeynos +6

Upon turning in the human Poacher's Head:
Protectors of Pine +15
Jaggedpine Treefolk +3
Sabertooths of Blackburrow -2
Guards of Qeynos +3


Edited, Feb 15th 2015 7:10pm by Oxgoad



Updated, thanks.
Faction Numbers
# Feb 15 2015 at 6:06 PM Rating: Excellent
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Upon turning in the Gnoll's Head:

Protectors of Pine +25
Jaggedpine Treefolk +6
Sabertooths of Blackburrow -3
Guards of Qeynos +6

Upon turning in the human Poacher's Head:
Protectors of Pine +15
Jaggedpine Treefolk +3
Sabertooths of Blackburrow -2
Guards of Qeynos +3


Edited, Feb 15th 2015 7:10pm by Oxgoad
Rough Elm Recurve Bow reward
# Sep 07 2009 at 1:42 PM Rating: Good
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I turned in the "Gnoll Head" (that identifies as "Gnoll Poacher Head"). The turn-in dialog and faction hits were as given above.

I received 8 gold and small amount of experience, and also a "Rough Elm Recurve Bow" appeared in inventory. The exact version of the bow is the 51 delay / 13 damage version, as per the link in the previous sentence.

Rondor


Edited, Sep 7th 2009 5:42pm by RondorNorador
Dialog from logs...
# Nov 09 2007 at 5:45 AM Rating: Decent
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[Fri Nov 09 07:43:27 2007] Your Location is 179.39, -35.15, 3.75
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:33 2007] You say, 'Hail, Gillarian Naelev'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:34 2007] Gillarian Naelev says 'Welcome, friend! Welcome to Surefall Glade. I need not remind you about [poaching], I hope...?'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:43 2007] You say, 'what about poaching?'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:43 2007] Gillarian Naelev says 'Poaching is illegal. We here are the Protectors of the Pine, rangers sworn to protect our land and all its inhabitants. This includes the wildlife. We spend a lot of time hunting poachers. If you want to [join the hunt] just let me know.'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:52 2007] You say, 'i will join the hunt'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:52 2007] Gillarian Naelev says 'Very good, friend. Be on the lookout for poachers in Surefall Glade or Qeynos Hills. Especially in the nearby caves. The poachers are not always human. Oftentimes, we'll find ourselves a Blackburrow gnoll or two. Bring me back their heads. Let us see how they look mounted above the mantle. Be on your way, then!'
Dialog from logs...
# Nov 11 2007 at 4:39 PM Rating: Excellent
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fcoty wrote:
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:27 2007] Your Location is 179.39, -35.15, 3.75
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:33 2007] You say, 'Hail, Gillarian Naelev'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:34 2007] Gillarian Naelev says 'Welcome, friend! Welcome to Surefall Glade. I need not remind you about [poaching], I hope...?'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:43 2007] You say, 'what about poaching?'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:43 2007] Gillarian Naelev says 'Poaching is illegal. We here are the Protectors of the Pine, rangers sworn to protect our land and all its inhabitants. This includes the wildlife. We spend a lot of time hunting poachers. If you want to [join the hunt] just let me know.'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:52 2007] You say, 'i will join the hunt'
[Fri Nov 09 07:43:52 2007] Gillarian Naelev says 'Very good, friend. Be on the lookout for poachers in Surefall Glade or Qeynos Hills. Especially in the nearby caves. The poachers are not always human. Oftentimes, we'll find ourselves a Blackburrow gnoll or two. Bring me back their heads. Let us see how they look mounted above the mantle. Be on your way, then!'


Updated, thanks.
All green to me
# Jul 13 2006 at 8:01 AM Rating: Decent
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and I still pull up my track window and look for poachers whenever I am in SFG. I love killing them. Also, kill the poachers in Toxxulia. They are lower level and their heads work just as well for the turn in.
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Spawn time
# Aug 10 2004 at 3:58 PM Rating: Decent
Anyone have solid respawn spots on the human poacher? I couldn't find my notes but if memory is right he respawns every 15min. and have seen him repop by waterfall and close the entrance by Druid's guild, but haven't locked down a repop pattern on him.
Gnoll Poacher
# Mar 21 2003 at 10:04 AM Rating: Decent
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The gnoll poacher is good when you can find him. The bow sells for a decent amount of money if you're still low enough to get xp from killing him. Once he becomes green, you can make better money elsewhere. I go back to SFG now and again and always keep my track window active in case there's a poacher in the cave. I already had my Trueshot the first time I saw the gnoll poacher, so the reward bow wasn't worth much to me except some fast cash. Lowbies don't even want these bows. I guess the ratio isn't good enough.

Edited, Fri Mar 21 09:29:33 2003
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giving the chick a head and getting something back i dont kn
# Dec 08 2002 at 10:57 AM Rating: Decent
ok ive got a 15th monk and just turned in a defiler head to the chick on the right and i got back a rusty pine druid scimitar that is lore item and i cant sell it to vendor. what is it for? can anyone shed some light on this?
thanks
RE: giving the chick a head and getting something back i don
# Jan 05 2003 at 11:35 AM Rating: Good
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Zean, When you turned in the head to her, she should have told you to sharpen the rusty scrimtar in a forge with a sharpening stone, and return the sharpened scrimtar to her, along with a Gnoll Fang, and a Large King Snake Skin. If you do that, then you'll get a MAGIC/LORE/NO DROP scrimtar, that your MNK can't use (only for DRU, HUM or HEF). But, you will get xp, & mostly positive faction hits (+Jaggedpine Treefolk, +Protectors of the Pine, +QRG Protected Animals, minus Unkempt Druids, and +Guards of Qeynos). See the Pine Druid Task quest on this site, for more info.

Archile, 20 Ranger, Lans T'Vyl server
Gnoll Poacher
# Nov 01 2002 at 5:45 PM Rating: Decent
I learned about the Gnoll Poacher/Rough Elm Recurve Bow quest from someone I grouped with (thank you Knathelin). So there I was, camped out in the cave practicing my Fletching, Swimming, and various magic skills (Divination mostly) killing poachers and raising my faction. I must have been there a total of 4 hours off and on over a couple days. I had just finished killing off 'a poacher' and 'Poacher' and was medding back up when I pulled up my tracking and BOOM...there he was... 'Gnoll Poacher'. Tracked him down, snared him and WHack! WhaCk!...down he went. He spawned at exactly 1:50 a.m. Eastern Time. I probably sandbagged a bit being a 15 Ranger but as I said I had just learned of the quest. I was still getting XP and 3-5 gp for each poacher's head I brought in, and I did get the Bow so it wasn't a complete waste of time. I also raised my Fletching skill by 23 points during that time...just in time to make some kick-a$$ arrows for my new bow.

Edited, Fri Nov 1 17:30:32 2002
Defilers head
# Aug 27 2002 at 9:57 PM Rating: Default
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Salmekia Treherth is the "chick on the right inside the tree". She took the poacher head and gave me XP and faction, but would not take the Bloodsaber Defilers head. Does anyone have the correct info for this head?

RE: Defilers head
# Aug 27 2002 at 10:00 PM Rating: Default
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Dammit, my mistake and my apologies. That is the correct chick that requires the Bloodsaber Defilers head. I gave the wrong one it seems.



bloodsaber defiler's head
# Jun 22 2002 at 1:10 AM Rating: Default
I also have killed the bloodsaber defiler and took her head, can someone please shed some light on teh subject and tell me what to do with it?
RE: bloodsaber defiler's head
# Jul 06 2002 at 6:26 PM Rating: Default
give to the chick to the right in the tree in surefall for some exp and faction
Bloodsabre defiler
# Jun 17 2002 at 6:11 AM Rating: Default
While in surefall i caught the gnoll poacher on track so i killed him and got his head, but after killing him i spotted a Bloodsabre Defiler who i killed and she dropped her head and a tarniched dagger. Her head is no drop, if anyone has any information on this please disclose.
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Master Poacher,s Head
# May 17 2002 at 6:47 PM Rating: Default
I was in Surefall and was killing some time talked the the first ranger inside the building on the water. I traded him 4 poachers heads he gave me exp and a because 1 was a gnoll poacher I received a rough elm bow. He then gave me instructions to talk to Haggar Sureshot and ask him of a Master Poacher. So I went out to the range to talk to Haggar and he informs me if I abide by the laws in surefall and asked if I would like to find this Master Poacher I would get a reward. Although he did not mention the reward he gave me a name Talym Shoontar bring back his head. He also gave me a location Karna Planes. Well needless to say I searched WK, then NK and EK could not find this guy on track. I was talking to another player and was told the he spawns in QH and simetimes in the Fish bar. Can anyone clear up this confilct of spawns where and when.
RE: Master Poacher,s Head
# Jun 27 2002 at 7:43 AM Rating: Default
Ive seen Shoontar a few times, he walks thru Qeynos hills from WK to Qeynos. He is a barbarian, blue to to a 29. I've seen him at night, not sure if that's his normal time.
faction
# Apr 21 2002 at 5:12 AM Rating: Default
i have 6 poacher heads from tox what kind of faction do i need to turn them in?

runjar 22mage
brell server
RE: faction
# Apr 21 2002 at 7:31 AM Rating: Default
I'm guessing Indifferent or Higher
Dumb Luck
# Mar 27 2002 at 2:22 AM Rating: Default
I was killing Gnolls in Black Burrow and decided to pop over to Surefall Glade to see if my faction had changed at all there. It hadn't and I didn't feel like going back to Black Burrow at that point so I decided to explore the bear caves. To my surprise I saw a Gnoll Poacher and thinking quest killed him in a slash or two. Picked up his head and turned it in for the bow. The guy who hands it out was willing to do so for a a lvl 36 barbarian who he was dubious to. If anyone wants one of these on the Rathe Sever, send Kurasch a tell.
Help for the needy
# Feb 08 2002 at 12:14 PM Rating: Default
Stay away from my bears! If anyone needs help with poachers at any level, just send me a tell and shall be glad to aid you.

Zurastiny Crowfoot,
Celestial Keeper of the Jaggedpine
& Child of Tunare.

Drinal server.
RE: Help for the needy
# Jun 27 2002 at 7:46 AM Rating: Default
Yes, I am in need of help, but am on diff server. The help I need is the spawn location in QH and the time between spawns. Thank you.
Poacher info
# Jan 27 2002 at 8:56 AM Rating: Default
The gnoll poacher is _very_ puny: he has less than 100 hits and is, at a guess, below 5th level. However, he is pretty rare and there will usually be a regular poacher instead. The regular poachers con high blue to my 11th druid and hit hard. The most common spawn point I have seen is on the little ledge overlooking the water. I would guess they spawn every 10-15mins or so, but I have seen one spawn right after the other, have also waited longer with no spawn. Also a druid/ranger NPC sits in the cave quite often and kills the poachers if she sees them, which may explain why sometimes you can't find one for a while.
RE: Poachers
# Jan 13 2002 at 9:30 PM Rating: Default
Actually, if you do the statue quests enough, your faction with the bears goes up. Or any other quest with QRG Protected Animals that goes up.
3oopp? for rogh elm recurve?
# Nov 27 2001 at 8:34 PM Rating: Default
3oopp is a lot of money for this bow. I got mine for 10pp and anything above 100pp is like evillness Lonthil,9 Ranger Seventh Hammer Server
No reward for heads
# Oct 22 2001 at 9:13 PM Rating: Decent
I turned in 2 poachers heads that I got in the Toxx Forest to the ranger in the guild. He said "thanks for the donation" or words to that effect. No exp, no reward, no faction. Could it be because I was a level 7 ranger? Must one be 10 or older?

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