Track down rosentia gallenus to begin the quest, and she'll eagerly hand over the staff, which comes with four smelly but harmless everscamps that follow you around. Make your way to darkfathom cave, but clear out the enemies first to avoid any nasty surprises during the main objective. Once inside, locate sheogorath's altar and drop the staff there to complete the ritual.

A few things worth knowing about the mechanics: the staff cant be picked up if dropped anywhere except containers, so be extra careful with inventory management. Those everscamps will keep coming back if killed, but watch out in ayleid ruins with poison traps, as that combination tends to crash things. The staff itself doesnt do any damage and weighs nothing, pretty much just exists to summon those persistent companions. If you need a break from your smelly friends, storing the staff in a chest temporarily stops them from following you around, which is good to remember for tight spaces or important conversations.

Remember theres no going back once you drop the staff at the altar, but thats kind of the whole point, since youre trying to get rid of it anyway. The quest wraps up nicely when you return to rosentia for your reward, and youll definitely feel relieved to be free of those pungent tag-alongs.