The Shining Hills are a long and low ridge of hills in the Trahyl Forest are rich in nickel and iron. Many of the streams are tinted with red from the iron content. The southern edge of the forest they border grows Iron Oaks – massive, tall red oaks with wood as strong as iron and as flexible as wood, with silvery wires or veins of nickel running through them. They are prized for their properties and guarded by druids.