Mike (Dark Forest)

Mike is an NPC located in his underground house in the north-eastern part of the dark forest Mike's primary purpose is to provide you with cooked food(more specifically fish pies) without having to head to Manheim. He can also hint you towards his Mystery Mine.

Location

You can find Mike's house in the dark forest, north of the grave of Xelf's sister. Outside of Mike's house there is an Apple orchard and some trees.

Mystery Mine

Mike is a crafter, and requests five apples and five beechwood. If you fufill his request he'll give you five fish pies, which you can in turn give to him in exchange for the knowledge that there's a secret regarding his bookshelf. Upon closer inspection, the bookshelf is actually a secret entrance to the mystery mine. Note that completing his 'quest' is not actually required to enter the mine. Inside the mine is a puzzle that leads to a chest containing the Feathered Cap. If you already have the Feathered Cap, it'll give you a random amount of money. The puzzle is supposed to be a tic-tac-toe game that you have to win in order to get the prize. Here's an example solution: Middle top latter, middle latter, left top latter, right top latter.

Trivia

If you look closely at the top of the bookshelf in Mike's house, you can actually see part of a doorway leading to the mine.