Staff of Gabstik

[Estu]

Originally Posted by Snackies [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey Estu,

You need AIMABLE or higher with Kandin or else he'll eat your powder (found out the hard way lols).

Incorrect. I did the quest as suggested in this thread (i.e. just do the beginning of the quest as in the wiki, do not farm faction) and I got a successful turn-in with indifferent faction:

[Sat Aug 17 16:51:47 2013] Targeted (NPC): Kandin Firepot
[Sat Aug 17 16:51:47 2013] Right click on the NPC to consider him.
*Here, I hand in the note*
[Sat Aug 17 16:51:53 2013] Kandin Firepot says, 'Brother! I have one of those. He's great, but he's dead. His name was Gabstik and he was a really powerful wizard. I still have one of his greatest possessions! Hey, I know! You can help me with my greatest firework! I need you to get me a skin to put the powder from my firework in. That's the only thing I can think of to use though I cannot get myself. I need a skin that is dry and brittle, yet can still be shaped. So go fetch me some and I'll scratch your back.'
[Sat Aug 17 16:52:11 2013] Targeted (NPC): Kandin Firepot
[Sat Aug 17 16:52:11 2013] Right click on the NPC to consider him.
*Here, I hand in the powder and receive the staff*
[Sat Aug 17 16:52:13 2013] Kandin Firepot says, 'Great, this is it! Here, take this, it was my brother's. Now I must be off to work! Oh, wait, wait! I need my bag back! '
[Sat Aug 17 16:52:13 2013] Your faction standing with TrueSpirit got better.
[Sat Aug 17 16:52:18 2013] Kandin Firepot regards you indifferently -- he appears to be quite formidable.

So he was indiff even after the turn-in. Maybe you didn't do the first steps? Maybe you decreased your True Spirit faction somehow before doing it? Maybe you did it before some kind of faction reworking? Not sure.