“Skill in the act of removing fur or skin from an animal. You need to be carrying a Skinning Knife in order to skin a corpse. Corpses of sentient creatures, such as goblins and humans, can't be skinned.
Skinning is a skill that allows the player to collect the hides and furs of animals. These can later be treated with the tanning skill into rawhide and leather.
To start raising this skill you need a Simple Skinning Knife. You can get one either by helping Ivyn or buy one from Kleave.
XP Gain
Skinning an enemy successfully gives XP equivalent to the enemy's level+5 (speculation). It seems that getting any extra skins or special items (e.g. cat eyes, pig snouts) gives another +5 XP for each skin/item. Trophy skins also give +5.
There may be a minimum of 5 XP gained for a successful skin.
Failing a skinning gives a portion of the XP you would have gained from a successful skin.
Skinning Knives
| Knife | Description |
|---|---|
| Skinningknife Simple Skinning Knife | - |
| Skinningknife Expert Skinning Knife | A great skinning knife for expert Skinners. (+6 to your effective skill when skinning.) |
| Skinningknife Master Skinning Knife | A perfect skinning knife for master Skinners. (+8 to your effective skill when skinning.) |
| Skinningknife Amazing Skinning Knife | A perfect skinning knife for master Skinners. (+10 to your effective skill when skinning.) |
 Multipurpose Knife |
A versatile knife for skinning, butchering, or skull extraction. (Keep it in your inventory and you'll be given the option to skin, butcher, andlor extract the skull of some enemies.) |
Skins and leveling guide
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| Skin | Skinning | Creatures & XP Gain | Area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoddy Animal Skin | 0+ |
Rat +5 |
Between the town and the Tutorial Cave (east on the minimap) lots of Pigs and Wolves. In the Serbule Sewers, lots of Sewer Rats. |
| Rough Animal Skin | 11+ |
Buck Deer +13 |
South of Serbule up the hills. |
| Crude Animal Skin | 16+ |
Bear Groupie +29 |
Eltibule |
| Decent Animal Skin | 26+ |
Anomalus Sheep +35 |
Southwestern Eltibule |
| Nice Animal Skin | 40+? |
Bleddyn +45 |
Kur Mountains |
Trophy Skins
| Skin | Questgiver | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Trophy Bear Skin | None | 750 |
| Trophy Cow Skin | "Cheesemaker" | 500? |
| Trophy Deer Skin | None | 250 |
| Trophy Panther Skin | Gorvessa | 1200 |
| Trophy Rat Skin | Thimble Pete | 250 |
| Trophy Sheep Skin | None | 750 |
Level Up Rewards
| Level | Bonus | Skill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | +1 to | Tanning | |
| 20 | +1 to | Leatherworking | |
| 30 | +1 to | Tanning | |
| 40 | +1 to | Butchering | |
| 50 | +1 to | Tanning |