Trade Tanner

Advanced, Crafting
Strength
An Acolyte with the Trade (Tanner) skill treats animal hides to create supple, durable leathers used for clothing, armour or equipment. From semi-rigid armour cured from carnodon hide to soft and durable boots stitched from b’llek skin to a cape made from a crotalid pelt, tanners can fabricate all manner of equipment with their trade. Use of this Skill also encompasses the long-term care of leathers to prevent decay, cracking and other adverse effects of age.
Different animal hides necessitate different tanning methods, in both method and duration of the process. Generally, the more thick, tough or durable the skin, the more steps are necessary for treatment. Tanners require suitable chemicals for each step of the process, which due to their noxious smell often banish the trade to the outskirts—or underhive—of many cities. This may make them unpopular with their fellow Acolytes if operating out of cramped quarters.
You can also use this Skill to determine the animal from which a particular leather was manufactured, using the Trade Skills Lore Table.