A Strange Black Rock

Steps

 * 1) Harvest a bit of power from power sources in Nektulos Forest and The Thundering Steppes. They are both underwater.
 * 2) *Thundering Steppes: This location is off the map...go West from the, it is inside the a bit of ship wreck.  Water breathing will help a lot, it is difficult but not impossible to get this without drowning to death otherwise.
 * 3) *Nektulos Forest: In the pool underneath Soul Eater Falls
 * 4) Return to Scholar Al'Quylar. You'll receive some coin and experience and the next step of the quest.
 * 5) Recover the Brown Research Tome on Binding at and the Black Research Tome on Immortality at  in the Ruins of Varsoon. Be forewarned that the Tome of Life and Tome of Death spawn in these same rooms.
 * 6) *NOTE: Tome of Life and Tome of Death are both required later in the quest, if they aren't up...kill the ph's. If they are up, try to avoid killing them.
 * 7) Return to Scholar Al'Quylar.
 * 8) You then must obtain a Palladium Torque or a Palladium Bangle. This item drops in various zones. The Char Fiend in Stormhold and some named mobs in Edgewater Drains confirmed, can be player crafted using a Palladium Cluster, and can also be bought from brokers quite often. Turn it in to Al'Quylar. You will receive approximately  as a reward.
 * 9) *NOTE: The quest will fail to update when you obtain the item, and Al'Quylar will NOT have a quest marker over him. By all indication the quest will appear broken, but it's not.  If you talk to him with the bangle anyway, you will complete the step and get the next one.
 * 10) Head back to the Ruins of Varsoon to kill the Tome of Life and the Tome of Death. These spawn in the two rooms where you got the research tomes earlier. The enchanted tomes are place holders. (10 minute respawn)
 * 11) Return to Scholar Al'Quylar.
 * 12) Kill Varsoon the Undying in the Chamber of Immortality.


 * 1) Return to Scholar Al'Quylar. He will become agro, as a named monster, then attack you. He is a level 35^^^ heroic mob with a knockback attack. Kill him for your reward.

Rewards

 * Glowing Black Stone