On the southern edge of The Shining Forest there is a series of interconnected caverns that run for miles under the forest, and perhaps even as far as the river known as Paladin's Tears. Despite multiple openings, in various locations, this complex is known simply as the Black Cave. It was named after the predominant tribe of Kobolds that made their home there. Around 150 years ago a strange meteoric metal was found in the caverns, first discovered on the body of a Kobold raider, then traced back to the caves. This metal could be worked like steel, but when tempered was much harder. Some schol