You can get by without doing the leprechaun's treasure quest but it is always nice to raise your levels in the guilds.
I do not think the pillar being in the upright position is a bug. It is such a small area I think it was just planned that players would do the whole thing at one time and then there is no reason to go back there - possibly they decided not to let players go back there to avoid some endless frustration trying to use the portal? Maybe I have it wrong, just never seemed like a bug to me.
Wyv
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