I did this quest today and ended up with: Ring of the Dead.
if i remember right, when kunark was out this quest gave Thex Mallet and not Ring of the Dead?
Broken?
Thex Mallet Quest:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=238
Ring of the dead info:
http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=1691