Quest Issue: Rephas's Rat Ear Pie (& ArcaneScientists faction)

[Brut]

After turning in some dozen stacks of rat ears, Rephas has decided that I cannot get any better with ArcaneScientists. Altho he's still threateningly to me ogre SK (DE mask makes it dubiously). =(

According to commenter in Alla, Ikky monk can get up to kindly doing this:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/q...03006454591985

Also claims he got from kos to dubious in a few stacks, Imma turned in probably 20+ stacks of em (+ few stacks of giant rat ears) to get this far.

Also, when you give Rephas a regular rat ear, he gives you a Grilled Rat Ear, you give the Grilled Rat Ear back, Rephas gives fish scales 100%. Commenter above claims that's 2/3 reward, this guy suggests you get Tattered Sandals. Some other guys mention spell scrolls, but hard to guess which scrolls. Fish scales likely reward, sandals less likely methinks. Someone says "ranger scroll" but again, no idea what spells those are.

[Brut]

Okkkay... Noticed something odd today. Was doing Highpass orcs, turned in their scalps. I got the message "could not possibly get any higher" with HighpassGuards after hitting apprehensively. Kept turning the scalps in for more FreeprotMilitia factions, then realized that despite claiming that my hpguards was maxed, it kept going up. Warmly now.

Checking later this week if same applies on the rat ear quest.