so on a somewhat related and hilarious note ...
After exiting the mines i saved and grabbed a bite to eat (exited the game).
Came back and my save loaded but everything was black, char portraits and screen (minus the UI). Loaded a previous save, and exited the temple again.
This time, my entire map was unexplored and as I headed to grab the scroll for the witch quest, I encountered goblins who I had killed previously. Looks like the entire zone has respawned on me!
