The Shimmering Mines are the largest mithril mine in the world. Mithril is nicknamed "Hog Silver" as it comes from the Hog Mountain, pronounced with a long O sound. The Shimmering Mines are a place of interest for Xerdani as the lack of metals means building infrastructure, weapons, armor, and siege weapons limits the Kingdom's plans for expansion. Securing the Mines would allow for an accelerated timeline for conquest.

Above the mines is the town of Hog Gulch. Built around what appears to be the first above-ground appearance of the Gjoll River, the town is nothing more than a mining town set up for the workers. Hog Gulch has been abandoned for as long as living memory, and rumors talk of goblinoid armies claiming it as their own stronghold.