Yar, I had to do it, I made a baby Cleric to check out the new quest in Crushbone, like I needed yet another alt...
But this is just a quick observation and question between coffees.
The drop rate on the orcanite ore from the Elementals is fine. It seems to drop rarely enough that you don't get all ten ore in ten kills, yet regularly enough that you don't get frustrated and scream at the non-dropping ellies.
However, the Book?? Guess who has started growling at Orc Oracles this morning? I scared a cat who was trying to sneak up on my desk again. I killed approximately 10 to 12 Orc Oracles over a 3 or 4 hour period, I believe, and not one book. I had two Orc Oracle corpses that poofed without even granting coin loot, but that's ok, I can handle them being cheap.
Question is this: What is the percentage chance of the Book dropping, so I can look at it a bit more objectively, instead of snarling at the monitor and scaring the rest of our cats?