Great Reptile Hides, and Karana worshipers

[BazzyPoo]

Sorry for the two topics in post...
I'm looking to start working on tailoring and have these questions, I've poured through almost a year's worth of posts in this forum getting familiar with this skill. Two things stuck out that I've not seen clear answers to
(btw, I'm a Hafl-Elf Druid of Karana):

1. Great Reptile Hides: Looking at this as an option for Master's DoN (for skill-ups only, don't need the gear), no listed sources in the database. Some have mentioned they might drop in VP or CT, is this correct? Do they drop in other 'non-locked' zones? Are they as rare or hard to come by as MDS and glossy hides?

2. There was post in here a while back mentioning that non-Karana worshippers have a more difficult skill-up path. This obviously leads me to ask (being devoted to Karana): what are the receipes for Karana followers then? I've dug through the receipes section and can't really find anything based on diety, and the ever-helpful skill-up guide 2.0 doesn't metion anything.

Any solid info is appreciated, thanks for your time!

[Leana]

I can tell you that I got one hide in about two hours soloing in the back of CT. If you had a group, it might go a bit faster. I also got two hides that can go to making a tae ew bag, 295 triv. I gave the hide to a friend and plan on making the bag myself.

It is my understanding that the hides drop rate is much better in VP.

I cannot help you with your second question.

Leana Soulwarden
Blacksmith
Inevitable Storm
The Seventh Hammer

[Buns]

The drop rate on great reptile hides is almost non-existant. Im a halfling, so I also have the option of using them to skillup with master DoN gear. I spent 3 weekends in CT trying to get them to drop. I managed to get 2 (and 1 was an ooc rotting call). I heard they may drop in VP, but im not keyed so cant confirm that. Others have said they drop in PoN, but I have farmed teeth with my missus there extensively and never seen one drop. In my opinion this is just not a viable route for skill-ups at present. I say at present as it has been mentioned on other threads that the Dev's are looking at the DoN drop rates with a view to balancing them, hopefully in the weeks to come this may become an option to skillup.

With regards to your question about tailoring for Karana worshippers, im not aware of any simple route, I suspect that at some point someone maybe meant a "simple route for flecthing for Karana Worshippers" but misposted. Followers of Karana are easily confused.

[Tokkyl]

For 3 weeks straight I spent at least 1-2 hours a night in CT killing raptors and never saw one Great Reptile Hide.

My advice is the same as posted by Buns - forget this as a skillup route unless they fix the drop rate. I myself do not have the new VP key, but have read posts they drop there - but kind of sounds screwed up that our drops for Master's armor are found in a keyed zone?

Help me out and send a bug report on your server and maybe it will get fixed some day.