Now according to my wonderful Versus Perfect Guide for BG2 one of those evil Rangers near Valygar's cabin should have been carrying a +3 club (BlackBlood), the best club in the game. None of the three had it... Is the guide wrong or should one of them have had it?

Also the quest for the Orges/Orcs...
I should be getting Shield of the Lost (+2 shield/5% magic res.) as a reward right? I think I bugged the quest by going to the Shade Lord dungeon early to get Mazzy and now the Mayor (or whoever) won't give a dialog option to make an agreement. When I kill the Orge group none have it. Any ideas from anyone who did the same? Will I get the option to finish the quest after I kill the Shade Lord?

Your "Perfect" Guide is faulty. Blackblood is a club available at Trademeet.

Hee Hee...
They shouldn't be so arrogant to name thier guide Perfect.
No one has ever made a perfect guide to any large and complicated RPG yet.

*scribbles the word "Near-" in front of Perfect*