Can We Be Honest For A Minute About Ixion?

[Niqote]

im gonna puke if i sit in loch for another hour

Then don't? It's really not that important.

On topic, perhaps it would have been better if they added a minimum drop of one horn, even if the price of the mount was raised.
I will however try the Ash with another party member, and test to see if throwing the ash simply generates a lot of enmity for us both thus giving gold.