Tanning

Skill Overview

Tanning is the process of converting raw animal hides into durable, long-lasting leather through a series of preservation and treatment techniques. This skill has been practiced for thousands of years and remains an important craft.

The tanning process involves cleaning and preparing hides, removing hair and unwanted tissue, and treating the material with natural tanning agents. These treatments prevent decomposition while improving the leather's strength, flexibility, and resistance to moisture.

Developing tanning skills requires attention to detail, patience, and an understanding of different tanning methods and materials. Mastering this craft enables the production of high-quality leather used in clothing, footwear, equipment, armor, and a wide range of handmade goods.

For guidance on using the skill set, see the Tanning Guide(in progress).

Skill Info		Ranks Taught by Trainer
~ Skills/Actions	~ Difficulty	~ Arvane
Basic Tanning	Easy	145
Knead Hide	Easy	50
Brush Hide	Average	50
Clean Hide	Average	50
Dehair Hide	Average	50
Dry Hide	Average	50
Soften Hide	Average	50
Dye Hide	Difficult	50
Salt Hide	Difficult	50
Scrape Hide	Difficult	50
Tan Hide	Difficult	50

+ Show Tanning Recipes

Tanning Recipes		Ranks Taught by Trainer
~ Recipes	~ Difficulty	~ Arvane
Doeskin Tanning Recipe	easy	10
Leather Tanning Recipe	easy	10
Rawhide Tanning Recipe	easy	10
Suede Tanning Recipe	average	10
Fur Backpack Lining	easy	10
Fur Baldric Lining	easy	10
Fur Boots Lining	easy	10
Fur Breeches Lining	easy	10
Fur Cuirass Lining	easy	10
Fur Falcata Scabbard Lining	easy	10
Fur Fighting Harness Lining	easy	10
Fur Gauntlet Lining	easy	10
Fur Gladius Scabbard Lining	easy	10
Fur Gloves Lining	easy	10
Fur Greaves Lining	easy	10
Fur Hat Lining	easy	10
Fur Helmet Lining	easy	10
Fur Left Manica Lining	easy	10
Fur Pouch Lining	easy	10
Fur Pteryges Lining	easy	10
Fur Quiver Lining	easy	10
Fur Right Manica Lining	easy	10
Fur Sheath Lining	easy	10
Fur Shoulder Pteryges Lining	easy	10
Fur Thigh Greaves Lining	easy	10
Fur Tunic Lining	easy	10
Fur Vest Lining	easy	10
Fur Waistguard Lining	easy	10

Directions to Arvane (The Steps North): Walk to Colosseum, E 7 SE 21 S 1 E 5 N 1 E 4 N 9 E 1 N 1 E 1 N 3 E 3 N 3 E 1 N 5 E 1
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Notes on Learning

• You cannot train 'Basic Tanning'. Your basic Tanning rank increases as you train the Tanning sub-skills.
• Tanning requires the knowledge of specific recipes. Once these recipes are known, you do not need to learn additional ranks.
• When you learn the Tanning skill with GSP, you also learn all the sub-skills and the 4 tanning recipes.
• All tanning skills require a recipe to be recalled to used. Use recipe-recall and select from the options listed.

Skill Details

Knead Hide Knead

Description

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 29, Roll: 56] You knead the hide, using the flat side of the knife blade to press deeper.

Brush Hide Brush

requires a brush with short stiff bristles

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 27, Roll: 57] You brush the hide to raise the nap. [Success: 27, Roll: 7] You fail to brush the hide properly.

Clean Hide Clean

Cleaning an animal pelt or hide requires a wide shallow tray. Any leftover meat from skinning is removed from the hide to prepare for the next step in the process.

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 8, Roll: 92] You carefully clean excess meat from the hide.

Dehair Hide Dehair

To remove the hair from the hide you'll need a small blade in hand. Once all the hair has been properly removed you can proceed to the next step in the process.

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 34, Roll: 93] You meticulously dehair the hide with the blade of your knife.

Dry Hide Dry

The final step in the tanning process. Drying the cured hide will allow it to take on its intended properties including durability, toughness, water resistance, softness and/or flexibility.

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 82, Roll: 98] You dry the hide to finish the tanning process. [Success: 82, Roll: 82] You fail to dry the hide properly.

Soften Hide Soften

Description

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 50, Roll: 94] You slowly rub oil into the hide to soften it. You use some thin green oil during the process.

Dye Hide Dye

Applying leather dye to a finished length of leather is a common practice. The tanner can choose from a wide variety of colored dyes at Arvane's shop.

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 1, Roll: 83] Taking great care, you begin to apply dye to the hide. As you work, some runny purple liquid soaks deep into the material, leaving the surface purple as it dries.

Salt Hide Salt

Salting removes moisture from the hide allowing it to cure and prevents rot.

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 6, Roll: 40] You slowly rub salt into the hide. You use some salt during the process.

Scrape Hide flesh

Using a small blade, you can scrape away any remaining flesh and membrane from the hide. When done, you can move on to the final steps.

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 30, Roll: 58] You scrape the flesh from the hide using the blade of your knife.

Tan Hide Tan

The hides can be soaked in an animal brain mixture, starting fermentation process which cures the hide and stops it from rotting.

When you see this in use you see:

[Success: 44, Roll: 74] You tan the hide. You use some of the beetle brains during the process, degrading them. [Success: 44, Roll: 33] You fail to tan the hide. You use some of the beetle brains during the process, degrading them.