I would just like to comment on this quest. I have a lvl 30 SK right now. He, yes, is my main. I personally think that Blood Ember is better than these. yet, Blood Ember is horrible at 45. I know it procs at 45 but They are nice, but you can get much better such as SCHW or Crystal Chitin Gauntlets. Those are both beter than BE, and by far better than darkened. Bad quest for a lvl 45 and i would reccomend not wasting your time on it.
*shrugs* I presonally prefer my BloodEmber over these and Gaunts of the Black by far... The BE gaunts you can find being sold for bout 1k, they have great ac, and who is gonna complain about the darkness effect? Lets face it, by the time you're going to be able to do this quest w/ any ease, you could have easily gone to KC and gotten the BE and gotten the 7 extra ac.