Originally posted by Mr. X:

Originally posted by Midas:

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The first one wasn't as bad. I tried pelts and trophies. The Elder was a lot more obscure, because you get several items specific to the grey dwarves.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2627261965
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2627261927

You have to look carefully. Do you see the hint?

Yes, in hindsight, knowing what the answer is, it's easy to pick it out. Until you know the answer, there's no reason to think any specific detail of the mass of vines and plant-growth is any more an exact clue than any other detail. Probably would be more obvious if the one on the pillar wasn't upside-down and looks like a three-petal flower when viewed from ground level. Nevermind the fact that the seed itself is not specifically associated with any creature, whereas the greydwarves, which are already plant-based creatures, both exist and have trophies of their own.