Have you ever gotten a gem drop from a normal enemy?

before there was a use for them (before nightfall) I think I got like 2 of each mostly from the hulking stone guys....my tyrian monk was the first to get one doing the quest with devona from serenity temple---I was so astonished I almost didnt pick it up..and yelled to my guildee 'I got a Sapphire from the stone guy!!!'

its been quite some time since I saw one drop for me, though I have gotten them from time to time (and I dont do uw or fow or hm so it would be normal questing type stuff)...but they do on a rare occasion drop

I got a sapphire from an afflicted in some mission in NM tonight.

For the point i remember from some few monsters for all campaigns surely 2 or 3 in any campagne... the ones i remember clarery... my first, fow... my impressive, the scorpions (cant remember the monster name) outside old ascalon... one for farm...

I've gotten a couple gems from Wardens and Stone Kirins.

During the quest to get to the Rilohn Refuge mission in Nightfall, one of the Droughtling's in the Floodplains dropped a Ruby for me.

I also got a Sapphire from a level 11 Fire Imp right outside of Lion's Arch in North Kryta Province.

I got a ruby killing a Lily Dragon on the way to Zen a few weeks back, NM of course.

A sapphire from a Warden in Ferndale.

yes i had a drop from imps near temple of ages..this was back when i had my rit.

I get them from djinns fairly regularly in normal mode in a certain area I like to play in.

I had one drop for me from a Fire Imp just outside LA back in early 2005. Other than that I've had numerous ones drop in FoW and UW.

Looking at the mobs that drop gems I see 1 thing in common - they can also drop Glittering Dust or Granite Slabs or trophies that salvage into them. Any exceptions to this rule?

Millions of mobs killed, and I've got many many stacks of raw materials, rare weapons, about 100 greens, over 20 black dye, at least six superior vigor... but I have never had a single gemstone drop from a mob, ever. Every gem I've got have been from dungeon chests.

IMHO gems do not drop from mobs outside elite areas.

Had a few drop from Wardens in Pongmei Valley and 1-2 in FoW.

used farm them from ice/fire imps.. and well got one from dragons lair back in 2006. few aswell in canthan newb island

I got 1 Amber from a level 17 Mantis in Wajun Bazaar.
I got 1Saphire from a Roaring ether in Vabbi.
I got 1 Ruby and 2 Diamond from Hidden Treasures.

Sapphires from Am Fah a total of three times. That's about it.

The only mobs that dropped sapphires/rubys for me were the Hulking Stone Elementals and they dropped them more than once.

Yup. Sapphires from UW/FoW, Rubies too, Diamonds in EotN djinns (but only once) and a LOT of sapphires from Hulking Elementals.

I've gotten rubies and sapphires in UW, and a sapphire from an Am Fah in NM a while back..

Ive gotten several in UW, got one during a vanquish on canthan noob-isle from a mantid, and one from a hulking stone elemental during a VQ in ascalon foothills

i gotten ruby + sapphire from warrens , about 2 years ago