waited and waited, finally put a ticket in.. response:
Thank you for contacting Sony Online Entertainment. This is Game Master Royen. I understand that you are facing a problem to find the NPC 'Bouncer Prun'. I can understand how much inconvenience it might have caused. We are aware of this issue and our development team is working diligently on get this matter resolved. Please refer to EQ II forums for future updated information in regards to an upcoming fix.
however I couldnt find any posts in the forum about the bug being addressed..