Blackened Iron

Iron forged by the fire giants
It is made hard by the volcanic processes used to refine the iron ore and the smithies at the apex of volcanic peaks
It is forever stained by the soot of the volcanoes that forged it

It is exceptionally hard, but does not see common usage due to its rarity and the fact that it can be brittle

Item type

Raw Material

Rarity

Uncommon to rare, depending on area

Tools

Requires specialty tools or innate knowledge of its workings to forge larger items of this Smaller items and pieces of machinery are more common