Sheath making

Sheath Making is a skill available to Warriors who have mastered the Warrior Guild skill Warrior Tricks. The sheaths made by such warriors are among the most useful sheaths in the game.

Mechanics

Weight and Capacity

All warrior-made sheaths, regardless of size, weigh a half a pound. They can hold only weapons. A weapon held in a warrior sheath counts as weighing 2 pounds less than it actually does for encumbrance purposes. For every 10 skins used in a sheath, it can hold 1 item. For every 2 skins used in a sheath, it can hold 1 pound. Because of the fixed weight, there is no mechanical disadvantage to making a sheath out of more skins than needed.

Quivers

Arrows are considered weapons, and thus warrior-made quivers reduce the weight of arrows. Because of the way Gemstone calculates weight, for maximal weight reduction, arrows should be bundled into packs of 24.

Making the Sheath

Warriors can only make and decorate the sheaths in a Workshop in the Warrior Guild. There, the shop master only accepts silvers.

Sheath Creation

Creating a sheath takes a number of steps. A few are required, but most are optional choices of decoration.

Measuring (Optional)

Before making a sheath, the warrior can measure a weapon, to determine the minimum size of the sheath that can hold it. This was a more important task before sheaths were updated to all weigh a half-pound, and can be safely skipped if making a 50-item sheath. If one intends to make a sheath with ankle, thigh, wrist, or arm straps, measuring the weapon to ensure it fits might be useful.

Cutting (Required)

The first step in making a sheath is to cut a bundle of hides into a pattern. The warrior can choose the number of skins to cut into the pattern; extras are not wasted, and can be used later or sold. The choices are:

Patterns

sheath	scabbard	sling	harness
baldric	swordbelt	dagger sheath	dagger scabbard
frog	bow sling	quiver

It is possible to bundle the patterns that you've cut before curing. This is not recommended, as it delays the creation of the sheath significantly.

Curing (Required)

The hides must then be cured. Only the light curative keeps the name of the skin in the sheath.

Curative	Effect	Example	Time (per skin)	Price (per skin)	Price for 50 skins
Light	Preserves skin name	a lion skin baldric	42 minutes	50	2500
Strong	Makes leather	a leather baldric	42 minutes	100	5000
Laquer	Makes a lacquered item	a lacquered baldric	time	500	25,000

It is highly recommended to cure in smaller bundles to cut down on prep time. For a strong curative, one package of 50 skins would take 35 hours to cure, for example, while 5 packages of 10 would take 7 hours.

Sewing (Required)

Sewing turns cured hides into the actual sheath. If you have cured your hides in small patterns, be sure to bundle them before sewing. The cost for the thread is 1.25 silvers per skin, and thus 60 silvers for a 50-skin sheath.

Straps (Usually Required)

Some patterns, such as slings, harnesses, and baldrics, come with straps built in. These patterns can therefore only be worn in one place on the body, usually across a shoulder. Sheaths and scabbards do not come with a strap, and can be worn in multiple locations. A sheath without a strap is beltworn. Adding a belt strap makes it waistworn i.e. as a belt.

Strap Location	Price	Maximum number of skins
Belt(waistworn)	50	50
Shoulder	100	50
Back	100	50
Thigh	100	16
Arm	100	8
Ankle	25	8
Wrist	25	4

Sheath Decoration

One the straps have been added, the sheath is ready to use. It is not particularly decorative, however. At any point, a warrior can add decorations to the sheath to personalize it for the wearer.

Decoration Slots

There are two decoration slots, one before the noun, one after the noun. Therefore, a sheath can have two noticeable decorations. If you made a baldric out of lion skins, you could make a <decoration> lion skin baldric <decoration>. Mechanically, you can put a longer description in the second slot. Dyes can only go in the first slot; if you want to put any decorations on before dying, use HOLD.

Holding Slots

WTRICK SHEATHM HOLD tells the system, "Hold the slot before the noun, I want to fill the second slot first." The most important use for this command is putting on a decoration before dying the sheath. This will save a trip back to the guild to add a second decoration to the sheath.

Initial (Decoration)

A warrior can affix his or her initials to the sheath. This does not affect any other decorations, and adds, to the end of the show description, the phrase, "You see <Creator's First Name>'s initials stamped upon it."

Binding or Trimming (Decoration)

Your sheath can be bound or trimmed with a metal foil. If you want to bind or trim your sheath with two metals, it must be in the second slot, after the noun.

Metal	Price (per skin)	Price for 50 skins	Town Sold
copper	2	100	all
brass	10	500	all
bronze	25	1250	all
iron	30	1500	all
steel	40	2000	all
silver	50	2500	all
gold	100	5000	all
mithril	140	7000	all
ora	160	8000	all
alum	200	10,000	all
imflass	200	10,000	all
vultite	300	15,000	all
glaes	250	12,500	Teras Isle
laje	1000	50,000	Solhaven
invar	1000	50,000	Zul Logoth
mithglin	1000	50,000	Ta'Illistim
rhimar	1000	50,000	Icemule Trace
vaalorn	1000	50,000	Ta'Vaalor
vaalin	1000	50,000	River's Rest
veniom	1800	90,000	Wehnimer's Landing

Fringe (Decoration)

A sheath can be fringed with one or two animal parts. These can be claws, teeth, talons, feathers, horns, fangs, stingers, plumes, manes, mandibles, pincers, whiskers, incisors, canines, jawbones, or bones. If a sheath is fringed with just one item in the second slot, the whole name shows up, such as a brown leather sheath fringed with martial eagle talons. Otherwise, only the noun shows up: a talon-fringed leather sheath, or a brown leather sheath fringed with talons and claws. You need 6 of any fringe item to put them on the sheath. 300 silvers.

Inlaid Gems (Decoration)

To decorate a sheath, gems can be inlaid. One gem can be put in the first slot, or one to two in the second. In the second slot, using 6, say, pale green moonstones will result in a sheath inlaid with pale green moonstones, while mixing types of the same base gem (e.g. other moonstones) will result only in a sheath inlaid with moonstones. You may inlay 1 to 6 of a type of gem, but 6 are required to be part of the description. 50 coins per gem, 300 for all 6.

Dyes (Decoration)

Dying costs 50 silvers per skin, and appears to take 50 minutes per skin. If you would like a color not listed here, you can request one for 5000 silver (non-refundable).

Dye Colors

orange	white	snow white	chalk white
lily white	ivory white	glossy blue	pearlescent
pale white	black	sable	dark
inky black	ebony	coal black	jet black
sooty black	dusky black	dingy black	grey
dark grey	light grey	dove-colored	iron grey
dun	drab grey	dingy grey	steel grey
ashen	ash grey	dapple grey	dappled
slate-colored	stone grey	brown	dark brown
light brown	nut brown	hazel	puce
ecru	tawny	maroon	tan
oak brown	russet	rust-colored	roan
sorrel	henna	auburn	red
scarlet	cardinal red	vermilion	crimson
pink	rose-colored	magenta	sanguine
blood red	coral red	ruby red	fiery red
flame red	dark red	brick red	green
verdant	olive green	dark green	light green
forest green	leaf green	sea green	grass green
pea green	aquamarine	blue-green	yellow
light yellow	lemon yellow	sallow	tawny yellow
ocher	ochre	flaxen	amber
purple	dark purple	violet	deep chrome
plum-colored	lavender	lilac	scorched black
mauve	blue	dark blue	light blue
turquoise	azure	cerulean	cyan
sky blue	steel blue	pearly white	rosy pink
rosy red	indigo	murky indigo	coppery brown
grey-blue	greyish blue	slate grey	dusty rose
pure white	dark azure	storm grey	royal blue
ruddy crimson	deep violet	dark cyan	celadon
midnight black	ale brown	chrome	cherry red
dark cerulean	blue-black	emerald green	sea blue
dark crimson	banana yellow	deep blue	stark white
grape	silvery blue	icy blue	ghostly white
rainbow	matte black	ice blue	ultramarine
tangerine	mushroom grey	golden	viridian
silvery	midnight blue	bright pink	ivy green
raven black	honey-colored	pewter grey	obsidian black
sand-colored	deep purple	deep brown	pale blue
teal	ocean blue	dirt brown	deep red
bile green	deep black	lava red	cobalt blue
jade green	shadowy black	sapphire blue	bone white
periwinkle	murky black	grey-green	smoky grey
peach-colored	pine green	red-orange	cranberry-hued
cypress green	creamy white	glacial blue	pristine white
malachite green	royal purple	misty grey	powder blue
slate blue	alabaster	chestnut brown	twilight blue
coral pink	verdant green	caramel-hued	coppery gold
mottled black	apple green	celestial blue	moss green
chartreuse	seaweed green	mottled green	dull black
ebon black	ebon	onyx black	amethyst purple
bleached white	deep crimson	salmon pink	navy blue
glossy black	hazel-brown	hunter green	earthen brown
tawny sable	magma red	charcoal black	midnight ebon
twilight grey	burgundy	moonlight silver	dusky blue
twilight black	pitch black	void black	red-tinged
baby blue	dark russet	deep ebony	platinum grey
pale golden	charcoal	glacial white	faded black
iridescent black	green camouflage	woodland camouflage	green-layered camouflage
brown camouflage	pink-layered camouflage	chocolate-hued	berry red
pale jade	sunset orange	dull grey	red-speckled black
cucumber green	bright golden

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See Also

• List of skins