you are forgetting one thing...the Gnome in the Inn in Rathe Mtns. he will
"cut" jewels of exceptional quality...<cough> diamond <cough>. how do you
think "dust" is gotten? i wouldnt waste time with the ogres...go to the
gnome. let him cut a diamond for you...at the very least you will have a
diamond that is cut..(prolly worth more) and perhaps even get dust as a
side...or maybe the gnome is an npc who is programmed to screw up the
cutting...hence creating dust. just my 2cp.
-Ranth, the retired Wizard/Tinkerer