The Glitter Mines

The Glitter Mines are a series of interconnected caves that exist deep below the border between the current Meles and Lapin Protectorates. There are three main entrances. One is in the Aldergrove Craters, one in The Great Crater, and the last somehow teleports from Penwall. It is not advised to use the one at the Aldergrove Craters, as larger animals tend to get stuck in the twisting and looping tunnel.   There are three main caverns in the Glitter Mine, with more than a dozen smaller caverns connected in twisting tunnels. Smarter people than I have identified that the cavern used to be filled with water, and connected to a large, now drained lake. No one is sure if the lake was drained naturally, magically, or mechanically. Given the level of ancient magical residue lingering in the cave system however, it is highly likely that it was drained magically during the last time The Iron Tome was running about in this reality. Why the lake was drained, we cannot tell, as any evidence people might have left behind have all vanished.   The glitter in the Glitter Mines is condensed in huge pockets and act almost like wet sand. When dug into, it comes out in wet clumps which then has to be laid out in long tarps to air dry, as heat tends to make the flecks shrivel and loose their luster. Given the magical nature of the glitter, it appears to be completely organic, and decomposes similarly to leaves or other plant matter despite its highly lustrous shine and metallic like nature.   The Glitter Deposits number in the hundreds and appear to clump in specific color ranges, the most common being red, blue and green color variations. However, there are variegated color morphs in some of the deposits closer to where magical residue has lingered still, and one particular deposit, which appears to be unending, contains the full spectrum of the rainbow and is Foxx's personal favorite to dig and play in.   Unlike traditional mines, the Glitter Mines are, somehow, completely safe, as the lingering magic makes it nearly impossible to actually be hurt, and by the same nature, the glitter seems to have safety magically woven into every fleck, as no matter how buried you become in glitter, they cannot be inhaled, and somehow never end up in the eyes, mouths, noses, or ears. This effect does not work, however, when someone purposefully licks the stuff. (Foxx, stop eating the glitter!)

Technically speaking, the Glitter Mines are open to everyone, however most folk seem uninterested in visiting, and given how much Foxx likes to dig, they have been supplying most of the Chaos Cartel, as well as the Self Care Mafia with both glitter, and mica powder from the Mines. There are, however, shovels, bags, and drying tarps available to the public in the three main caverns.    Just don't touch any of Foxx's chew toys. Those are pretty gross and who knows what kind of bacteria is growing on those.