If you're faction isn't good enough for her to talk to her you can charm her. I used Puppet Strings on my Human SK and was able to do the turn in and get the book.
I used to kill evil FP guards, was KOS until I reset it with crowns and now apprehensive. I was looking for the going postal NPC and she agro'd me. Went back a 2nd time looking for her to see if I did something to agro here - have many of my agro discs hotkeyed - but couldn't find her. Was leaving the bard area and she agro'd again so no idea if she's glaring or scowling.
No idea what faction she is, seems to be the only NPC I've found in FP that agro me now
I'll help everyone out since there is no info on this anywhere. If your trying to do this quest, and like me dont know where to start, well first with the trigger "Interested" you get an old school style quest (does not pop up in quest window) but she tells you you need to make a pattern book (Ancestral Human Armor). She asks you to find her a Raw-Hide Belt, Low Quality Cat Pelt, Snake Venom Sac, and a Dervish Cutthroat Insignia Ring. Bring these 4 things back to get your book. You are now able to request the Numinious Impressions or any of the other tasks in this line.
she is easily found with a find command under trade skill quest and her full name is Artisan Vivian Selgan. i looked for vivian and didnt see her on tracking or the find first. till i noticed artisan before her name.
What faction is Vivian on? As a human mage, hometown Freeport, she's apprehensive to me and won't give the quest for DoN armor...
I spent a few hours killing orcs in the commonlands, turning in picks to Vallan, er, whatever his name is at the toll gate, turned in all the DS belts I could loot, buy and beg, and have repaired my Militia faction. Still no change from apprehensive to Vivian Selgan. I even turned in rat whiskers! I also had a guildy and his friend take Vivian out to see what the faction hit was, and there was none. My apologies if someone on Stromm was needing her at that time... If anyone has any clue as to what to do to improve faction with her, please post!
I am indifferent to most, but dubious to others. The ones I am dubious to are also Coalition of Tradefolk and Tradefolk Underground faction. If you have killed Hadden for his Fishbone Earring (as I have) you will have to do some faction fixing I think. Hope this helps.