Talym Shoontar's Head  

he was easy to find in Freeport but randomly I saw him walking in Qeynos Hills from the merchant house towards the city of Qeynos.

Found and killed Talym in East Freeort inside the Seafarer's Roost at the docks.
Game time: Monday, 7 pm (early night).

[Thu Apr 09 17:04:09 2015] Hager Sureshot says 'His days of hunting are over. In the name of the Protectors of the Pine, I offer you this reward. If you are unable to make use of it, you may sell it. I suggest you hold onto it. If you are a ranger it will come in handy.'
[Thu Apr 09 17:04:09 2015] Your faction standing with Protectors of Pine has been adjusted by 20.
[Thu Apr 09 17:04:09 2015] Your faction standing with Jaggedpine Treefolk has been adjusted by 5.
[Thu Apr 09 17:04:09 2015] Your faction standing with Sabertooths of Blackburrow has been adjusted by -3.
[Thu Apr 09 17:04:09 2015] Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos could not possibly get any better.

[Sun Jun 11 08:59:14 2006] You say, 'Hail, Hager Sureshot'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:14 2006] Hager Sureshot says 'Greetings, Penan. Feel free to rest here in Surefal Glade. Just be sure you do no hunting whilst here. If so, then you shall pay the punishment of death. I trust you [will abide by the laws]?'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:19 2006] Larsk Juton begins to cast a spell.
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:21 2006] You say, 'I will abide by the laws'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:21 2006] Hager Sureshot says 'That is wise. Your health, for now, is assured. A plague of hunters has infested our land heavily in recent weeks. The word is out that [Mammoth] still lives. Hunters have flocked here in search of a trophy or profit and glory. Instead, they find the deadly accuracy of my arrows.'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:29 2006] You say, 'Who is Mammoth?'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:29 2006] Hager Sureshot says 'Mammoth is the great bear of the caves. [Tunare] has blessed our home with Mammoth's presence. It is said that when the great bear dies, so too shall the Jaggedpine. He would be quite a trophy to some hunter. And quite profitable to a poacher. Even the infamous [Talym Shoontar] has tried his hand at the hunt.'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:38 2006] You say, 'Who is Talym Shoontar?'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:39 2006] Hager Sureshot says 'Talym Shoontar is a poacher. He has eluded us for quite some time. He has organized parties of poachers to plague our forest as well as others. He hails from Halas, but I have heard he now calls the Plains of Karana home. I have placed a bounty upon his head. Do you [wish to collect the bounty]?'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:48 2006] You say, 'I wish to collect the bounty.'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:48 2006] Hager Sureshot says 'That's the spirit!! Spoken like a true Protector of the Pine! Last I heard, Talym Shoontar was hunting in the Plains of Karana. He has also been spotted running to and from Qeynos. No doubt he is selling hides to some merchant. End his life of hunting. Bring me his head to collect the bounty.'
[Sun Jun 11 08:59:56 2006] Requesting favorite recipes...
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] Hager Sureshot says 'His days of hunting are over. In the name of the Protectors of the Pine, I offer you this reward. If you are unable to make use of it, you may sell it. I suggest you hold onto it. If you are a ranger it will come in handy.'
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] Your faction standing with Protectors of Pine got better.
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] Your faction standing with Jaggedpine Treefolk got better.
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] Your faction standing with Sabertooths of Blackburrow got worse.
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] Your faction standing with Guards of Qeynos got better.
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] You gain experience!!
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] You receive 11 silver from Hager Sureshot.
[Sun Jun 11 09:00:07 2006] You receive 6 gold from Hager Sureshot.

was a quiver. :-(

i was wondering killing alot of people in seafarer's roost in efp and i happened to kill this guy brought freeport militia down to dubiously from indiffrently do another quest if you don't want to lose ALOT of faction

I did not know about the minimun level rating on this quest, was looking for him for a while when found him in freeport, i soloed him at 16 seasons and killed him, although it was a hard fight and he had conned formidable. Took great pleasure in removing one of the dregs of society, for a while at least.

I enjoy the roleplay aspect of this game more than simply gaining levels and loot. So, when I was helping a young pally find her way back to qeynos after venturing too far into the Karanas, I was thrilled to see this foul poacher's name on my track. Me being a lvl 19 ranger, with a lvl 8 pally in tow, caught up with him near the marker in QH. Short fight, but a great feeling of success after slaying one who is responsible for the needless murder of so many of Norath's gentler creatures. It is a great pleasure to know that I have made a small, and I'm sure temporary, contribution to the world.

Elianore,
Ranger of Surefall Glade

-May Karana ever rain gently upon your head-

You gain most of your faction back by turning it in, my ranger faction jumped a con level after I turned the head in, and the loss of faction is fairly low. He isn't all that hard to beat, actually. The loot sucks, but the exp isn't bad and it's a good way to get ranger faction. Lysithea, he said to tell hager hello because he knows hager is after him and he is trying to antagonize hager.

I killed him yesterday in Freeport at level 20. Somewhat pathetic actually; single hits for only 30 damage? Made me laugh, and wonder if all barbarian NPCs are this weak, given the nature of Puntar Sandfisher. Eh, whatever. I may end up turning in his head, but its such a long ways away, I think I'll just keep it and say I'm carrying a barbarian's head around. Anyways, my point is this: killing him in Freeport is most likely MUCH easier than killing him elsewhere. I noticed first of all that the pathing is not great there, I ran through the little building before the docks and had to wait a bit for him to show up (was SOWed). I proceeded to smack him around in front of the guards (many guards, at least 4) and there was no ill effect. I then trained him over to the front of Ikthar's Armor so I could show a guildmate this barbarian that had so offended me. I finished clubbing him to death, and got experience, 10 silver, and his head. Good experience, actually, I was surprised. Anyways, hope that helps someone out here.

i have a lvl 14 druid and he took talym shoontar in like 30 mins.it is also bad for lower lvls because you lose a heck of a lot of faction with the good guys.





chipkanki: lvl 14 druid solusek ro

Caught Talyn on track running thru qhills to geynos, killed him easy at 23, he gave me exp too, took his head to surefall for my reward, a rusty spear and 2sp, not even worth the faction hits you get from killing him to get it head

Tymbri Freeborn
Ranger of 23 seasons
Flame of Eternal Chaos

I managed to kill Talym halfway through my 15th level. He con'd yellow to me. (He's allways kindly to druids and rangers as far as I can tell. Thinks it's funny to tell you to mention that you met him to Hagar Sureshot.) I took him down by snareing and shooting with my bow. It took 93 arrows and a bit of sword work. I only took a few damage and it healed by the time I finished the fight. I wasn't near any guards so I don't know if they try to help Talym or not. I killed him a second time in the caves behind the waterfall in Surefall with help from a friend.

The first time I got 6 gold, 6 silver and a large sack. (Not even a weight reducing sack, damnit!) The second time I turned in the head I got 4 gold and a low level spell. (Minor healing I think it was.) The experience I got for turning the head in didn't even show up.

Not an easy kill, not much exp for killing him either. (A gnoll guardsman gives more exp at 15th level) Maybe if he was mobed by a group of 9-12th level characters it would be worth it.

I beat this guy at level 16, it was tough and hit for 30s often. The factions there were terrible! Four good guilds went down, some of them are priests of life, knights of truth, and the other two were Surefall glade ones! I believe they went down a whole con point, from indifferent to apprehensive.