rng af 2nd quest question

[Heie]

Have a question about the 2nd rng af quest. Currently my rng and rdm are at 50 and trying to get all my af done before leveling again so it can be sitting on the NPC when I am not lvling. I have flagged the 2nd quest but have yet to go eldermine (how ever it is spelled) to get the CS yet. Been going to the yag castle trying to farm a key for my rdm af. Been going as thf/rng and trying to scavage the earring while I am farming keys. I am something like 0/20 on getting the earring now.

My question is do I need to be on that part of the quest to get the earring or can you really just get it at anytime and I am just having really bad luck? Been busy trying to condense the stuff I need to do at once with my GF to save time hense why I haven't gone to eldermine for the CS yet. Since she needs a key also in the yags castle for her af.

[Churchill]

Do the quest in the order it needs to be accomplished.

[Darcatvar]

Do it in order, you can get it with /rng. It may sound silly but put yourself in the center of the pool to scavenge, the center per the map not the graphics. If you don't get it after a couple tries, relog and try again.