Excelsior

I just recently joined the shard so I'm not totally familiar with all of it's specific traits yet.

Where can I get ingots on this shard? I can't find any on any of the NPC vendors. I went to mine some ore to forge them, but I can't find a vendor that sells shovels or pickaxes. Obviously there is something I"m missing here because there as to be a way to get ore to make ingots for all the tinkerers and smiths.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

No sooner had I posted this that I found the vendor near the Minoc Mines...

You can buy ingots on [exex as well as on player vendors. You can also probably find high-use shovels on player vendors.

i have also found the npc vendors don't always carry ingots.
they won't carry pick axes or shovels because those items are tinkered.
in Minoc there is a tinkering ventor up north in town.
you can buy shoves or pick axes on him.
may i suggest that you work up your tinkering so you can make your own tools.
if you buy it up to about 30 from the npc, it doesn't take long to work it up to 40 so you can make your own axes.
you will want both mining and tinkering anyways. they sort of go hand in hand.

good luck.