Trace Metals  

'Ah, Name, it's good that you have come by...I have a propostion for you! Though most don't know it, the iron-lodes in this section of Khazad-dum always had trace amounts of mithril in it. My forefather tried for over a hundred years to find some way to extract it, but never had any luck.

'I have other uses in mind for it, but I need some rather large quantities of the black iron the Orcs have been using to forge their weapons in the Flaming Deeps. The Orcs often trade and barter the ingots among each other for other goods so they are easy enough to come across.

'Do you think you could get ahold of a good stack of them for me? Oh, it almost slipped my mind, but I also need a number of worm-scales as well. Worms are plentiful down here, so see if you can get me a few of their scales while you're about it, would you?'

The black iron forged in the Flaming Deeps of Moria often has slight traces of Truesilver in it. Though the precious metal is not recoverable, this odd alloy does have its uses for knowledgable masters of lore and craft.

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