Cold Iron

Cold iron is a metal that has proven to be deadly to fae. Any weapon made of cold iron does extra damage against the creature, making it the chosen metal of fae hunters.

Many believe that cold iron is just regular iron that has gone through an enchantment (though there are many that just believe it's iron that was made really, really cold), but it's an actual metal unto itself. It's found mostly in the Shuman mountains, though there isn't much demand for it. Aside from its fae-killing properties, it's not a very good metal. It's lighter than normal iron, and thus breaks easier. A weapon made of cold iron isn't as effective at killing non-fae, and on top of that, it's fairly easy to find. Nobody has ever made a fortune on cold iron alone.

Despite all this, many fae hunters swear by it, and gladly employ swords, axes, and sometimes even arrows made of cold iron.