Cursed Rods

Quest Info
Roderick, a strange talking staff, approached me in Novos. He seems evil, maybe its best to keep him in the closet?

Steps

 * Find the gold ring in the basement.

Rewards

 * Roderick joins the party

Walkthrough
There are stairs in the same room with Roderick that leads to the cave that has the gold ring. There are 2 mimics there. Once you give Roderick the ring, you have an option to let him join the party or leave him in the closet.