At the catacombs level 5, go back to town and talk with Griswold. He will tell you about some caravan with strange folks that, years ago, passed through Tristram. They stayed just a few days at the Tavern of the Rising Sun and left. The weird thing is that he heard something about a "magic rock" at their carriage.
That caravan went to the dungeons, he doesn't know why, and from what he knows, they were attacked and perished. But the stuves on the carriage are still there. He will ask you to bring him that "magic rock" and, if is true that it has magical powers, maybe he can do something for you.
Backtrack to catacombs level 5 and seek that rock. It will be somewhere there, probably guarded by a horde of demons. Get it and hand it to Griswold for the unique item: Emperor's Ring (very good magical bonuses indeed).