Quest Issue: The painting / Palatos

[Divarin]

Palatos in east freeport is not responding to anything
In this quest, the painting, he should respond to hails, to the line 'Danaria sent me' and to giving him 4 Capt. Orlin's Spiced Ale

this was posted and supposedly fixed last year, but it's broken again.

log:

[Wed May 04 21:40:08 2011] You say, 'Hail, Palatos Kynarn'
[Wed May 04 21:40:09 2011] Your song ends.
[Wed May 04 21:40:11 2011] Targeted (Merchant): Nesin Tapper
[Wed May 04 21:40:11 2011] Stand close to and right click on the Merchant to begin a transaction.
[Wed May 04 21:40:13 2011] Xelha Nevagon begins to cast a spell.
[Wed May 04 21:40:13 2011] Nesin Tapper says 'Greetings, Damnit. You look like you could use a Capt. Orlin's Spiced Ale.'
[Wed May 04 21:40:18 2011] Nesin Tapper tells you, 'That'll be 5 silver per Capt. Orlin's Spiced Ale.'
[Wed May 04 21:40:20 2011] You give 2 gold to Nesin Tapper.
[Wed May 04 21:40:21 2011] You slow down.
[Wed May 04 21:40:25 2011] Targeted (NPC): Palatos Kynarn
[Wed May 04 21:40:25 2011] Right click on the NPC to consider him.
[Wed May 04 21:40:26 2011] Targeted (NPC): Palatos Kynarn
[Wed May 04 21:40:26 2011] Right click on the NPC to consider him.
[Wed May 04 21:40:27 2011] Targeted (NPC): Palatos Kynarn
[Wed May 04 21:40:27 2011] Right click on the NPC to consider him.
[Wed May 04 21:40:31 2011] You say, 'Hail, Palatos Kynarn'
[Wed May 04 21:40:36 2011] You say, 'Danaria sent me'
[Wed May 04 21:40:42 2011] You say, 'Danaria sent me for the painting'
[Wed May 04 21:41:25 2011] Pietro Zarn begins to cast a spell.
[Wed May 04 21:42:14 2011] Mheno Raveus begins to cast a spell.
[Wed May 04 21:42:38 2011] Palatos Kynarn begins to cast a spell.
[Wed May 04 21:42:41 2011] Palatos Kynarn pet feels much faster.