The Cold Touch of the Past

Overview
Summary
 * 1) Travel to the Poisoned Outcrops and find the resting place of the Staff of the Mists before Battlelord Turgar discovers it.
 * 2) Defeat Battlelord Turgar before he completes the ritual to activate the Staff of the Mists.
 * 3) Recover the Staff of the Mists.
 * 4) See Buuran for your reward.

Obtained from
 * Vissh Rakissh in Lair of the Forgotten

Reward
 * 4,000 XP
 * 400 Gold
 * 15 Lightbringer Points

Dialogue
 * "[Difficulty: Master] Servants of the fallen one wander across these lands in search of some way to free their master. Once my people were many, and strong enough to stop them, but now I am one of only a handful who remain.


 * The Margonites draw closer to finding what they seek. If they are not stopped, they will wreak havoc upon this world. One such demon seeks an ancient relic known as the Staff of the Mists. The scepter and its twin, the Scepter of Orr, were created long ago, when this desert was still an ocean. The Staff of the Mists contains great power, and allows the wielder to bend the fabric of reality. If the Margonites are allowed to possess the sceptor, they will be unstoppable. You must find the sceptor before they do at all costs. The Staff of the Mists lies buried beneath an altar in the southern regions of the Poisonous Badlands Poisoned Outcrops [sic] protected by ancient magic."


 * Accept: "That sounds dangerous and difficult. I'm in."
 * Reject: "Sounds like the heat has boiled your brain."

Reward Dialogue
 * "Why have you woken me from my slumber? Who dares to defile the resting place of the Staff of the Mists? It is too late. By disturbing this place, you have unleashed a terrible evil upon the world."

Followup
 * The Hallowed Point

Walkthrough
Follow the quest marker through the Poisoned Outcrops to find the Battlelord. He will be accompanied by two medium-sized groups of Margonites, and a large group of Awakened occasionally patrols through his area (so try to avoid aggroing them during the fight, or consider removing them first).

The Battlelord himself is a level 28 Paragon, and is fairly easy to kill. He'll drop the staff when he dies, and the ghost of Buuran will appear. Pick up the staff and give it to Buuran to complete the quest.