Project 1999 - Quest Issue: Kobold Pelts not dopping for Kobold Killing quest

It doesn't appear that Kobold Pelts needed to complete the Kobold Killing quest are dropping off kobolds in Toxxulia Forest.

Initially, I thought it might be due to them being added in some later patch (with The Hole or The Warrens perhaps), but these Everlore snapshots from 1999-2000 for Kobold Runt, Scout, Sentry, Shaman, and Watcher list Kobold Pelts as a drop. This Jan. 2000 comment from the Kobold Scout entry mentions turning them into "a woman in the warrior guild" (Tabure Ahendle) to complete the quest:

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Submited by: Kenka On: 1/1/2000 8:10:31 PM
In Qeynos There is a woman in the warrior guild who will give you a raw-hide tunic for 4 Kobold pelts. She may give out other parts but I have done it five time and got a tunic every time.

Here's an Oct. 1999 comment from an Everlore snapshot of the Kobold Pelt item:

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Submited by: Harnx On: 10/30/1999 7:32:16 PM Rank: worst 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 best
Kobold Pelts are also a quest item for the female steel warrior that stands just outside the warrior guild house in the arena in qeynos.

Also, the above Kobold entries indicate a faction hit of -Kobold upon death. Currently, no faction hits are present. This could provide pre-Warrens faction evidence requested in this thread and might also explain how new erudites (evil ones at least?) initially con indifferent to Toxxulia kobolds as Telin's post suggests.