Dark Gold is a quest item that can only be found in the Caves. It is called “dark” not because of its color (it doesn't differ from normal gold), but because it melts under daylight, making it useless on the surface.

• Rarity: Quest item
• Weight: 1
• Stackable: Yes
• Quest Item: Yes

• Dropping on surface: When dropped on the surface (Dungeon.depth ⇐ 0), it immediately melts
• Throwing on surface: Also melts immediately when thrown on the surface
• Quest requirement: Used for the Blacksmith quest - requires collecting 15 pieces
• Mining: Can be mined with the Pickaxe in the caves
• Melting effect: When it melts, it produces a puff of smoke and displays a splash effect

• Found exclusively in the Caves
• Can be mined from ore deposits using a Pickaxe
• Does not appear in shops or as mob drops elsewhere

• Blacksmith Quest: Required to complete the Blacksmith's quest (15 pieces needed)
• Quest Completion: Essential for unlocking the Blacksmith's anvil ability to identify items

• Implementation: DarkGold.java
• Melting Behavior: doDrop() and onThrow() methods - handles melting on surface
• Blacksmith Quest: Blacksmith.java - how it's used in the quest
• String Resources: strings_all.xml - DarkGold_Name and DarkGold_Info

• Cannot be sold in shops
• Melts immediately if taken to the surface
• Critical component for the Blacksmith's questline
• Only obtainable in the Caves level
• The melting effect occurs whether dropped or thrown on the surface

• Quest Items - Other quest-related items
• Blacksmith - NPC that uses dark gold
• Pickaxe - Tool for mining dark gold
• Quests - General information about quests
• Shops - Information about selling items