How does one find statues related to fire and forging? You open your eyes and search carefully, right? Well, right now we have a problem. None of us know a single thing about forging!
Let's just say that if given the chance to create a weapon our respective approach would be something like:
-Old man uses acid on the metal block! It's super effective! With great control, only the extra material turns into a black puddle on the ground! Wow!
-MC said fuck that shit. MC picked up the metal block directly and is now beating people with it!
So yeah, if we claim to be the second-worst references on the topic no one would dare claim last place! Of that I am confident!
[Say, old man, what is that?]
"Well, it looks like an anvil."
[But I swear that dwarf has a pearl in his hand!]
"Eh, maybe. Could it be some metal sphere instead?"