Phantom Sea Signature Broken

I got them to update just after servers came back up on Tuesday.... Halls of Fate.
One of my toons had been stuck on Finze and another toon on the Allu'Thoa. I got them both past and beyond finally.

This quest is broken a step earlier now - the high shaman isn't spawning at all. Multiple people on AB spent a long time in the lizard village today with zero shaman pops.

This is real broken been looking for days

There is a guy/pygmy (can't remember his name) that spawns near the the tar pits that has to be spoken to before the shaman spawns - I found this by accident a few weeks ago - not sure if it relates to everyone's issue but I thought the quest was broken also till I saw that little guy.

Is this true?? I don't see anything in any walk thrus about this, or the quest itself.

If it is I may kiss you

Tar pits back in Tranquil Sea, or Sulfur Pools next to the allu`thoa village where the shaman is supposed to spawn? There isn't anyone who obviously wants to talk to me at either location.

This is the guy I was referring to:
Nuwat Pickletrade at -1026, 99, -173

He is in 2 spots that I've seen and if you don't get him in the one spot, the shaman doesn't spawn

I think you're thinking of a different quest. Nuwat is needed for several quests in Tranquil Sea. The quest we're talking about, "Allu'Thoa Abduction", is part of the Phantom Sea timeline quite a few steps later in the signature line.