Quest Issue: Guard Valon eating Orc Pawn Picks

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I've turned in many orc pawn picks the last couple of weeks on several toons. I did lose a few before realizing that he's sometimes broken.

Guard Valon is very inconsistently non-responsive. I always hail him now before handing him pawn picks. If he won't respond to the hail, don't hand him picks, as he'll eat 2 of them, and dual wield the other 2 against his next opponent.

I have not been able to nail down any of the variables which cause him to be non-responsive. I have perceived that if his partner, Guard Colin, is up, and holding a sword, that Valon seems to work normally. I have no hard evidence of this though.

Since he has a very short lifespan and re-spawn timer, I just wait for the next spawn, then hail him, hoping he hears me. If his next re-spawn fails to respond to me, I camp that toon nearby and do something else.

On a side note, thanks to all the higher level players that are always willing to give me a minute to conduct my business with him before executing him!!!