A couple people mentioned numeric values for their faction "p100, gaining 125 or 150 or so," and I was wondering if anyone would mind explaining how I could go about checking that. Seems like a better way to measure progress than the arbitrary "amiable, dubious, etc". I realize this is an old thread, but...worth a shot. :)

Lvl 51 Iksar monk I spend 4 hours in BB last night killing gnolls I had a loop around the etite area, by the time I finnshed the loop I would have to wait about 30 seconds for the gnolls to start respawning. After 3 hours I went out and checked faction I was still threat to the city guards, so I decided to gather gnoll pup scalps in the newbie zone for a while BB was boering by now. I gatheread 44 gnoll pup scalps and had mamaged to go to dub with city guards, I checked monk faction and I was at app. I tried sneeking to turn in scalps, no good have to be amiable to do quest, So I went to Qeynos hills and gathered the rib bones I needed, then went back to BB to kill more gnolls and get the BB pelts and BB skin I would need. After one more Hour I had gotteh the pelts and skin. I went back and found I ws amiable to monks I turned in 40 pup scalps (10 quest completes) then did 2nd and 3rd quests and found I was now at kindly considers to Silent fists. and 5 minutes from server down for patch... once I finnish out the Qeynos quests I'll update and tell how my FP faction is... No illusions/wolf form was used at any time durring this I was an Iksar the entire time.

Well it's been established that killing orcs increases AO faction and killing gnolls increases Silent Fist faction. Killing gnolls in BB would seem to be slightly easier since they are contained versus having to run around the Commons finding Orcs or killing an Orc Camp repeatedly when it only has 6 or so orcies. And BB is more plentiful in numbers too.
Now if you'll note, doing the sash quests increases both AO and SF faction and likewise, doing the headband quests increases both SF and AO faction.
Here's what I am gonna try however:
I am going to kill gnolls til the burrow turns red with their blood. Then i'll kill some more and some more. Once my faction is decent with SF to where I can do the White Headband Quest (possibly with wolf form and maybe a good ench CHA buff (not sure if that will help), I am going to do the quest about 50 times and thereby raise both factions simultaneously. Yeah that's like 200 gnoll pup scalps but I can kill em easy with one hit of the attack key (like most people) or I will just /auction to buy the darn things and help out some newbs at the same time. Besides i'd rather get 200 pup scalps than have to worry about pawn scalps AND snake fangs AND chips (snakes and skellies don't help faction either). Will update after. Be safe.

Dulac
35 Ikky Monk
Sol Ro

P.S. I apologise in advance to all the peops that are gonna be in BB over the next couple days as I won't be leaving too many G'noll G'nasties to be had.

I sucessfully completed my questing for AO (ashen order) faction tonight. Turning in belts to either the militia or warriors guild neither lowers or raises faction... dont believe me? The EQ manuel states that the AO is neutral between both the militia and NFP factions. Still dont believe me? Grab 3 DF belts and turn 1 into the militia and 2 into the warrior guild... and if you see "your faction with AshenOrder...." anything, then flame on =) Orcs in the commons is just about your best bet. Kill, Kill, Kill, and when your tired of killing.... kill 250 more and you'll be 1/2 way done. Myself, being an iksar, I killed for 5 straight hours... made about 300p in DF belts, and got myself non-kos to everyone in freeport (save the casters guild). Now... non-kos isnt enough to do a sash quest with the AO. You "need" high amiable or better. Once you're dubious, get a nice druid to wolf-form you... yes, then live only to port, sow, and wolf-form everyone in norrath =) then go to the quest giver and sneak. Once you successfully sneak, you'll be right about where you should be. Then get bone chips, pawn scalps, and snake fangs by the truck full. And turn in 2 scalps, 1 bone, and 1 fang until you're boared with that... then do the quest about 30 more times. Im now lvl 25 and am non-kos to about 3/4 of the cities in Norrath. I still need Kael, Skyshrine, Ogguk, and Grobb. Not bad for an iksar, eh =)

Maku Roni
Scaled Monk
~Saryn~

I am being regarded amiably but would like to find out my numeric faction level.

even snuck to indifferent and they don't let me do sash quests. My poor Iky monk. nobody likes me.

I have "amiable" as my Ashen Order faction but STILL can't do the white
sash quest. Ideas?

Dretch, Human 10th monk on Veeshan Server

Once you bottom out faction with df orcs get a druid to wolf form you and bingo! warmly then you can do the white sash quest in wolf form untill amible (sp) =) hope this helps

ok i have been hunting faction for these guys i know to kill deathfist orcs. but lets just say the Ashen order is less than friendly with me. i bottomed out BB gnolls for silent fist & it only took me up to indiffernet(can't do their quests) i assume i'll run into same problem with the ashen order once DF orcs is bottomed out? any ideas on how to get past indifferent?