From the discussion in the Triggered Faydedar bug/research thread, regular Faydedar keeps it on his loot table.
http://www.project1999.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=214848
According to Zam posts, the regular one still drops the Pod on live.
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/npc.html?id=4470
If it dropped anything besides the Pod and maybe a research component, then it was the real Faydedar.