Just completed this quest as a 64Drk. Died once when I ran into Capricious Cassie. Got aggro from Camacotz bats and Utukku ghosts, no major drama one-on-one.
But here's the deal. I've never been one for mage-class jobs, so when I quest for a scroll I sell it.
I don't have a mule, never have, because I see it as cheating in a way.
Let me give you a prime example. Last year, WarpII scroll, several hundred K in gil on the AH. Now, drum roll..... 10k !!! And why? I'll tell you. It's because there are too many people out there using several mules to get this quest multiple times. I know this by the history log on the AH. Same name appears 4/10 times.
I'll do a quest just for the sake of completing it, but it would be nice to have the reward be as financially rewarding as it deserves to be.
And, before I get rated down for calling muling 'cheating', I also have three crafts at apprentice level and another 4 at novice, so muling isn't essential even for holding extra items.
Rant over.