Frostmere

Frostmere
Zone	Calm / No PvP
Connected to	Whisperwood (north return)
Notable features	Metal ore nodes, snow-capped trees, Grimjaw, blacksmith forge cottage
Entry requirement	Minimum average skill level 20

Frostmere is a snowy calm zone south of Whisperwood. It is the main place for mining Metal and forging Lvl 2 tools through Smithing. Unlike the Wilderness, Frostmere does not contain stone or coal nodes. Its mining route is focused on metal ore.

What's Here

Feature	Use
Metal ore nodes	Mine Metal for Smithing recipes.
Blacksmith Forge	Forge Lvl 2 tools and weapons.
Grimjaw	Blacksmith NPC who handles tool and weapon upgrades.
Snowy forest	Calm level-gated area with no PvP.

Entry Requirement

Frostmere requires a minimum Total Level of 20.

Requirement	Notes
Total Level 20	Based on the five core skills. Smithing does not count toward Total Level.
Route	Enter from Whisperwood.

Mining

Frostmere has Metal ore nodes for mining. Metal is also found in the Wilderness alongside Stone and Coal nodes — Frostmere is an alternative calm-zone source with no PvP risk.

Action	Location	Skill	Result
Mine metal ore nodes	Frostmere (calm, no PvP)	Mining	Metal
Mine metal ore nodes	Wilderness (PvP zone)	Mining	Metal

Smithing

Smithing is done at the Blacksmith Forge by Grimjaw (also available at Harun in Dunes West). Forging takes approximately 30 seconds, with roughly a 60-second cooldown between smiths. No base tool is consumed — every tier is craftable from scratch.

Smelting

Ingot	Cost	Smithing XP
Copper Ingot ×10	100 Stone + 50 Coal	100 XP
Iron Ingot ×10	60 Iron Ore + 60 Coal	220 XP
Silver Ingot ×10	40 Silver Ore + 80 Coal	450 XP

Iron ore requires Mining 5, Silver ore requires Mining 20.

Forging

Upgrade	Smithing Level	Materials	Effect	Smithing XP
Axe → Copper Axe	0	20 Copper Ingot + 400 Wood	5% faster Woodcutting	400 XP
Axe → Iron Axe	10	40 Iron Ingot + 1,000 Wood	10% faster Woodcutting	750 XP
Axe → Silver Axe	20	80 Silver Ingot + 2,000 Wood	15% faster Woodcutting	1,100 XP
Pickaxe → Copper Pickaxe	7	28 Copper Ingot + 850 Wood	5% faster Mining	400 XP
Pickaxe → Iron Pickaxe	17	60 Iron Ingot + 1,600 Wood	10% faster Mining	750 XP
Pickaxe → Silver Pickaxe	27	100 Silver Ingot + 3,000 Wood	15% faster Mining	1,100 XP
Sword → Copper Sword	3	25 Copper Ingot + 600 Wood	23 damage per hit	400 XP
Sword → Iron Sword	13	55 Iron Ingot + 1,300 Wood	26 damage per hit	750 XP
Sword → Silver Sword	23	90 Silver Ingot + 2,500 Wood	30 damage per hit	1,100 XP

Forged tools carry 7,000 uses. Repairs cost 60% of the forge's ingot cost, scaled to missing durability, minimum one ingot.

NPCs

NPC	Role	Notes
Grimjaw	Blacksmith	Upgrades tools and weapons at the Blacksmith Forge.

Connections

Direction	Destination	Notes
North	Whisperwood	Return route to the calm forest zone.

Tips

• Bring Wood and Coal from the Wilderness before making tool upgrades — Frostmere doesn't have those nodes.
• Mine Metal here safely with no PvP risk, then use the forge to upgrade tools in the same trip.
• Smithing gives 750 XP per forge — one of the highest XP rates per action in the game, though it does not count toward Total Level.
• Upgrade Axe and Pickaxe first — doubled gathering yield means every future resource trip is twice as efficient.