I dont see why I would want this weapon. ATM i have a much better weapon and I bought it at lvl 45 before the expansion. The screaming mace does seem better, why doesnt sony make better weapons for those who but the expansion?
Can’t recommend this HQ as the reward is completely lame. All I got offered was seven gold and a few silver for something I can’t use and on top of that here is minimal XP (2% as a LVL 51 Assassin) DOF is turning out to be a big disappointment and WOW is much more tempting to play every day.
Rahotep didn't really disappear, but he was incredibly rare later on. Some people said he was on a 1 month(RL) timer, and that didn't seem to unlikely, seen that I only saw him once ever and that was at lvl 65 and after 2 years of playing. ;) The second item exists since, as Zai said, there was a fabled version of many well known mobs around for about 1 month at the 5th anniversary of EQ. Those were mightily beefed up but dropped way better versions of their most popular items, too. Such as Fabled Journeyman Boots, Fabled Dwarven Work Boots etc.
Actually, this is was way pre any expansion in EQ1. Rahotep was a named rare mummy in North Ro. I killed him several times. He seemed to dissapear a little while before Kunark was released, only to be seen again when the fabled mobs returned to norrath.
You should be able to find the scepter on any old EQ site. Nothing fancy at all, but still. Fun to have like alot of other now extinct items :)