Old Miner

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Old Miner
Role Pickaxe giver / mining tutor
Location The Mines, Mainland
Services Gives a starter pickaxe and replaces lost ones.

The Old Miner is an early mining NPC found in the Mines on the Mainland. New players visit the Old Miner to receive a Pickaxe and begin training Mining. The Old Miner will also hand out a replacement pickaxe to players who have lost or no longer carry one.

Services

Service Item Notes
Starter tool Pickaxe Gives players the basic tool used to mine Stone, Coal, and Metal.
Tool replacement Pickaxe Provides another pickaxe if the player no longer carries one.

Mining path

Step Action Result
1 Get a Pickaxe from the Old Miner. You can mine in the Mines.
2 Mine Stone, Coal, and Metal nodes. Earn Mining XP. Iron Ore needs Mining 5; Silver Ore needs Mining 20.
3 Forge a copper, iron ( Lvl 2 Pickaxe), or silver pickaxe at a blacksmith. Faster swings (+5% copper, +10% iron, +15% silver). Yield and XP per swing stay the same as the starter pickaxe.
4 Return to the Old Miner if the pickaxe is lost. Receive a replacement Pickaxe.
Page Why it matters
Mainland Old Miner's location.
Mining Skill connected to this NPC.
Pickaxe Tool given by the Old Miner.
Stone Material gathered with the Pickaxe.
Coal Material gathered with the Pickaxe.
Metal Material gathered with the Pickaxe.
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