Correction:
"...amount of palladium, a rare silvery heavy metal element that can only be forged via a stellar process, known as slow neutron capture."
I think you'll find that pretty much any decent Dwarven blacksmith worth their salt can easily forge a +4 Vorpal Dwarven Axe of Smiting from just a few palladium ingo...
... oh, wait, sorry, wrong website. Carry on.