The bustling streets of Noctar buzzed as usual, but one man moved with purpose through its winding alleys—Nil, the personal secretary to Ropermahn, the head of the Desert Rose Merchant Guild. He was on a frustrating errand, tasked with finding an elf, as per his master's orders.

Nil had visited the adventurer's guild and even consulted the local underground contacts, but every lead was a dead end. As expected, there were no elves in Noctar. Of course, even if he did manage to find one, it wouldn't be easy to capture them. Elves were notoriously difficult to deal with—unless they …