Encer's Cave

A cave in the Forest of Vester, the entryway is decorated with clockwork mechanism and time-keeping devices that have long rusted and ground to a halt. The walls of the cave are marked in black chalk, with odd arcane siglis that belong to no known schools of magic, though perhaps the link is the minor aesthetic comparison with that of Dunamancy.

Lurking within, Nothics once lurked, scavengers of the arcane and knowledge, though many have been slain by the Adventurer's Guild of Eskarya. Upon delving deeper, it was found that a transmogrified Nothic mage practices the arcane and occult, delving into darker magics to undo the process of metamorphosis on himself and his students.

After discussion, the mage is revealed to be Encer, a Dunamancy mage and expelled practitioner of the Elysian Institute of Arcana. Upon discovery of the fallen students, Encer screamed with anguish as the party left the cave. It is unknown what reception adventurers will receive upon their return after a promise to aid the mage.