Mithril Mine (D&D: Forgotten Realms)

[Rekka360]

The PCs are on a quest to collect a large amount of Mithril...I was thinking of using the much rumored about elven ruins in Hullack Forest (Cormyr) as actually the entrance to an Elven Mithril mine (instead of the typical dwarven).

I was also thinking that after a Mine cart ride (skill challenge) on the upper level of the mine, the characters would find that Dark Dwarves (Duergar, I think) have been digging into the mine from below, in the Underdark.

I'm not sure how to work it all together, are the PCs going to take on and entire dark dwarf mining outpost in a war for the mithril? What kind of traps would elves protect their mine with? And in that case, what would an elven mine look like in comparison to a dwarven mine?

Just brainstorming right now, cheers.

 

[Hand of Evil]

think elven mines with flow with the natural mithril vane and then have art work added to suit thier needs. A place I am amazed at and hope to see one day is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wieliczka_Salt_Mine and I think this is what elves would do to a mine.

Another link to the Salt mine: http://kopalnia.pl/site.php?id_site=162&amp

 

[Rekka360]

That's a good suggestion, not just bare supports and a very utilitarian look like Dwarves would probably have, but carving bricks into the walls and twisting hallways that follow the flow of the ore vein.