Even with a new character, the only option for a reply is "nah, I ain't swimming in that filth." There is no option to accept the quest.
I believe it is closed until they get the bugs worked out.
http://www.escapefromunderdark.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22793
It worked for me, but the corpse with something on its' finger yields nothing when clicked on.
I died. Pfft.
This seems to have been opened for me again, though one of the corpses, the one which I imagine held the objective, was unlootable.
It seems as though that is the only real problem with the quest. The things that allow you to get to the end function perfectly, the enemies seem well-balanced, good risky feel to it...
But you can't get the ring.
I didn't find this sooner sadly, but died. after realizing it was broken and tyring to get back.
May be best to put something in the description about it or some such. >_>
Should be fixed next reset.
It works now, at least it did for my Dwarf wizard.
Hmm... I just took a shot at in about 30 minutes ago and it was still bugged.
Worked for my PC today as well, but a couple of the leeches ignored me while I was attacking them.