Originally posted by Emelio Lizardo:

Originally posted by knighttemplar1960:

If he died there will be troll hide and coins, If there are none he despawned.

Despawning critters do drop stuff. I got several chains that way when wraiths chased me out of the swamp and got caught in the dawn.

I've never had that happen but its still worth a check. If there is nothing dropped you know he despawned for certain.