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. Dagger-based weapons are the preferred skinning tool for most jobs (and yield the same bonus regardless of noun), however some creatures require blunt weapons to skin instead.
- 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.