Verb:SKIN

The SKIN verb is used to extract various valuable and sometimes useful items from creatures throughout Elanthia. Successfully extracting a skin and the value of the skin is determined by a character's training in First Aid and Survival, the weapon used, whether or not the character is kneeling, the character's dexterity, and how difficult the creature is to skin.

Usage

>skin

USAGE: SKIN {CREATURE} [WITH {WEAPON}]
       SKIN {CREATURE} LEFT
       SKIN {CREATURE} RIGHT
         If no weapon or hand is specified, it will default to any object held in your right hand.  TARGET can replace a creature name, and will attempt to skin your current target.

EXAMPLE: SKIN KOBOLD WITH LONGSWORD
         SKIN THIRD ORC
         SKIN TROLL KING LEFT

Examples of skins with further functions include firethorns, which are obtained from skinning a firethorn shoot^[1], and shiny vor'taz horns, which are sometimes obtained while skinning a horned vor'taz^[2]. Firethorns heal poison when eaten, while shiny vor'taz horns are imbeddable.

Many different creature skins can be required components when doing Alchemy.

Skin Qualities

The order of skin qualities is: crude, poor, fair, fine, exceptional, outstanding, superb, magnificent.
If "decent shape" is ever seen when appraising skins then the appraise failed.

See Also

• List of skins
• SERVICE (verb)