So I made a new character, one that can solo easier but still be a tank and not be kill on sight to all of Norrath. So I made a paladin. You can follow along with my gear using the magelo link, I'll try and keep it updated.
https://eq.magelo.com/profile/4253422
Cool! I will probably go for that sword myself on the paladin. Yeah EQ was very buggy back in the day. I remember NPCs would just totally eat quest items and give you nothing in return, upending hours of farming.