Head of Granin O'Gill  

Found standing at -1015 -5727 17.85 and at -1360.99, -5924.17, -79.45

Ok so i think i figured out his spawn pattern. I may not have all the phs he has but i can tell you this. He is on a 2 min 30 second timer. I killed everything around the statue area and i finally got him to pop.

2 known phs are a snow orc trooper and a wooly mammoth calf. Hope this helps.

Zel




Edited, May 24th 2022 6:54pm by Zelenas

On progressive server Lockjaw:
(kill):
[Tue May 03 16:23:24 2016] Your faction standing with Wolves of the North has been adjusted by -5.
[Tue May 03 16:23:24 2016] Your faction standing with Shamen of Justice has been adjusted by -1.
[Tue May 03 16:23:24 2016] Your faction standing with Merchants of Halas has been adjusted by -1.
[Tue May 03 16:23:24 2016] Your faction standing with Steel Warriors has been adjusted by -1.
[Tue May 03 16:23:24 2016] You crush Granin O`Gill for 16 points of damage.
[Tue May 03 16:23:24 2016] You have slain Granin O`Gill!
[Tue May 03 16:23:29 2016] --You have looted a Barbarian Head.--
...
(turn in):
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] Margyn McCann says 'We can now rest assured that justice has been served. Ye'll be a valuable asset to our court. Take and remember this spell, Spirit o' the Bear. I hope ye've attained the necessary skills to scribe it. If not, I'm sure ye soon will. Go now, and serve justice.'
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] Your faction standing with Shamen of Justice has been adjusted by 20.
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] Your faction standing with Merchants of Halas has been adjusted by 3.
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] Your faction standing with Circle Of Unseen Hands has been adjusted by -3.
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] Your faction standing with Coalition of Tradefolk Underground has been adjusted by -3.
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] Your faction standing with Ebon Mask has been adjusted by -4.
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] You gain experience!!
[Tue May 03 16:26:31 2016] You receive 7 gold from Margyn McCann.

Yes, it has been easier just to buy the spell for a long time now, but back in the old days, quests like this that gave you a spell scroll or a bit of armor that was only slightly better than cloth or patchwork was a godsend. Money was hard to come by and even harder to keep, as were decent drops. You had to bust your butt in a level 50 dungeon to get a piece of armor that was not much better than leather and maybe had a minor stat or two on it. For casters, keeping their spell books up to date was a challenge as spells start to get expensive early on and unless you had a good spot to farm platinum, gems or something else that could be sold for good money, you were always behind your level in spells. Quests that gave up free spells meant you could use your money for something else you needed. You really have to experience what this game was like long ago to understand.

it really doesnt matter for me i beat it, on my first try

if your going to go kill him below like 9 watch out for those mean azz snow leopards and the orc arnt as mean so just watch out for them just dont get to close. And if your closer to permafrost just zone there then leave instantly cause youll get blasted in no time

Grettings! Just wanted to let you guys know, I hunted the plains from levels 5 to 8, 12 to 16, 26 to 32, and now at 46 i periodicly head through the plains helping newbies on my way to Permafrost... i've NEVER seen this guy. Sorry to bash any dreams, but thought i'd let you know.
Mikeal Gallack
Tribunal Shaman
"Is that a thorny idol in your range slot, or are you just happy to see me?"

He travels along the SE edge of the Everfrost zone, between the southern end of the river and the Permafrost entrance. I ran into him twice there this weekend, approximate loc was neg 500, neg 6500. Just look for a naked barbarian who is walking (not running) along the wall.

Does killing Granin give any faction with Halas?

My secondary is now 16th level. I've been doing fly-by's out to the statue in Everfrost looking for Granin O'Gill pretty steadily for the past 4-6 weeks, and nothing. Even when I sit out there for a bit, nothing.

Where *exactly* does this fella hang out, and is he a triggered spawn?

I completed this quest with a Lvl 7 shaman. Granin was kind of a tough fight, but I didn't really have too much difficulty with him. As for getting to the area, most stuff out there will leave you alone, just be careful and take a wide path around any orcs or snow leopards.

By the time you're high enough level to get to where Granin hangs out, you've already got the Spirit of the Bear spell.