This mob doesn't seem to be connected in any way to the rustling banebloom. I checked it every time I ran past on the way to the vendor, and it seems to be on something like a 16min timer, with the 'a hedge infiltrator' as a PH. Oddly, it does seem to skip spawn cycles once in a while though. Tonight I pulled six shoulders off it, got three placeholders, and two empty spots (alone in the zone the entire time I was there this trip)... so unless it spaces out with wandering drones among the hedges, which I wasn't clearing, it possibly skips spawns.
This mob doesn't seem to be connected in any way to the rustling banebloom. I checked it every time I ran past on the way to the vendor, and it seems to be on something like a 16min timer, with the 'a hedge infiltrator' as a PH. Oddly, it does seem to skip spawn cycles once in a while though. Tonight I pulled six shoulders off it, got three placeholders, and two empty spots (alone in the zone the entire time I was there this trip)... so unless it spaces out with wandering drones among the hedges, which I wasn't clearing, it possibly skips spawns.
This mob popped when I /open-ed the 'rustling banebloom' (+575,-772). The item that 'dropped' from the 'rustling banebloom' is a turn-in for the Serpent Seeker's Charm of Lore quest.
Also of note, the following faction hits were shown for slaying this mob.
Your faction standing with Legion of Stonehive got worse. Your faction standing with Drones of Stonehive got worse. Your faction standing with Circle of the Crystalwing got better.
spawn location is right hedge maze right inside the first room loc is pos 187, neg 1064
magic lore shoulderguard of the swarmer slot shoulders ac 9 dex wis int agi +5,hp 25 man 20 save fire 4 cold 6 wight 0.9 size small class pal rng shd brd bst race all
also drops forged maul of bixie bashing as listed above