Legend 22 - Mithril

Legend 22 
When the world was young and gods walked the earth peace reigned and
it was a time of great joy and creative outpourings. But soon tensions arose
as the gods began to encroach upon each others playgrounds. Metals were 
created by the gods that were not just for decoration but could be used 
for tools and weapons. Soon the sound of singing was replaced with the 
ringing of iron upon iron.
When the gods themselves engaged in conflict great damage was done to 
the world. Chasms opened up in the ground and the blood of the gods
soaked into the earth.
Many years later, when the Dwarves first encountered mithril, deep 
under the ground their early enchanters termed it godsblood and they 
treated it with great reverence. The name has faded, but still mithril 
holds great significance to the religions of the North Island, particularly 
for the greater holy symbols and the manifest.