Silver Insanity

So, to start, some locations and distances. (Ideas and brainstorming welcome.) Notes are from library in the Moon's Rest.

Oaklake, the nearest town. About 300 Miles west of town.

Old Graveyard: About 5 miles east of town. (2 hours travel) Undead spontaneously rise in the area. Source of taint is unknown, but contained. So, it's been a low priority. Plus, it keeps superstitious monsters away, like the goblins.

Warren: About 20 miles north-east of the old graveyard. Set into a small mine in a small hill at the start of foothills for a mountain. Maybe 100 goblins? Has not discovered the potential to walk around the graveyard yet.

Chasm: About 60 miles due south of town, is a large break in the earth. A small group of Kobolds has made their home there. They tend to be fairly xenophobic and not prone to overland trips that last more than a day... so... probably safe. Not a particularly large tribe, most likely an offshoot from the ones that live further south east, with the dragon.

Other bits:

There has to be a wizard tower in the mountains by the chasm. (chasm is listed as "exposed underdark" BTW... So, kind of a river / sea that collapsed into the underdark years ago...)

There's a mass-transit ferry system that once went over said sea. I think someone has a map to/of it. There's a bit of the "port" symbol there.

There are more goblins in the forested hills... Likely near the Mines of Madness.

In the 'nook' on the east side, I was thinking small orc tribe. It'd the teepees.

There are a number of mines in the area. From top to bottom:
The mines of Madness: Has the purest ore, and perhaps the secret to immortality. (this adventure is Gonzo!... OOC warning)
the Iron Mines (Unmarked, by the orc tribe): Has a good source of iron to make steel. Very dangerous.

The Collapsed Mines: (middle on the map) Most of the Iron has been removed. Very out of use. Has a Zorbo infestation, and a potential link to the underdark. The party did not go down that part.

The Monster Mines: Has some good ore, but it's been almost entirely stripped. This is mostly known for the monstrosities and magical mishaps that inhabit it, as well as rumors of a side-entrance to the wizard tower.
the Kobold Warren: Has the benefit that the kobolds are probably digging up the ore. You might have a better chance at the orc encampment. Those Kobolds are... tricky as hell.

Still not sure about the desert. Might put the kobold's dragon there.

Do people want the ginormous, in-progress map?