I had 2 Vah Shir beastlords, a wood elf druid, a high elf cleric, and a dark elf enchanter - he conned indifferent to everyone. If you Hail him he basically tells you to go away. Simply go up, target, say "Equipment" followed by "find" and get the task. Had been killing in the gnoll camp for several hours.
Couldn't figure out exactly how much xp was gained, sorry.