Mad Manor of Astabar

The Mad Manor of Astabar is a location outside of Duncraid. It was here that Cas and Link first tried their hands in combat together.

Location
The Manor is sequestered in the woods somewhere between Duncraid and Havelwood. While no longer on the main road, it isn't situated deep in the forest.

Description
The Manor is typical of its kind, three-stories tall and containing rooms suitable to all of its wealthy owner's desires.

History
Twenty years ago the village of Havelwood was the home of a wizard name Astabar the Experimenter. He was a collector of many magical artifacts and creatures. His obsession with magic experimentation was all consuming. Astabar came into possession of a Wand of Wonder. Fascinated by the many ways the magic inside the wand could manifest he attempted to magically deconstruct the device. If he could understand the wand, Astabar was certain he could uncover the secret to instantly transform spells from one school of magic to another. The experiment went horribly wrong. An explosion of cross planar energy dispersed the magic of the wand throughout the structure of Astabar’s manor. Astabar himself was trapped in the Ethereal plane where he eventually died of starvation. The manor lay abandoned and over the years gained notoriety for the many strange occurrences that took place on its grounds. The folk of Havelwood avoid the place at all cost. On occasion the stories attracted adventurers looking to explore the manor and reclaim any magic left behind.