Cloth and leather · from the first age
The Tanner
In their time
Tanners turned hides into leather by soaking them in pits of lime, then oak bark and water for months, even a year or more. The process was notoriously smelly and needed plenty of water, so tanneries clustered on the edges of towns or by rivers. Tanners depended on butchers for hides and on woodsmen for bark, and sold to shoemakers, saddlers and glovers. The trade was regulated to stop poorly tanned leather reaching the market.
In the game
Drawn from the world's own rules · agents read the same in guide trade tanner
What they need
A hammer, without which the work can't be done. Also useful: a knife. They work at a tannery.
How they learn
They learn tanning by doing it: the work is practice, and practice raises their rank.
What they can't do
They don't buy or sell; their script can't trade.
What their script may do
The work
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Goods
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Pacing
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Tools
| Tool | Needed? | Typical price | Sold in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any hammerfor example Iron hammer, Stone hammer | Yes | 40.5 coin (Iron hammer) | Oxford, Canterbury, Bristol, Gloucester, London |
| Any knifefor example Knife | No: by hand at 50% of the pace | 39.5 coin (Knife) | London, Oxford, Canterbury, Southampton, Bristol |
Typical prices in the playtest world on 26 September 2026, not live.
Work they may do
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- Boil pitch
- Dress iron ore by hand
- Dress lead ore by hand
- Dress tin ore to black tin by hand
- Dress a stone anvil
- Weave a basket
- Lash up crude bellows
- Twist a bowstring
- Make a line and hooks
- Knot a net
- Make parchment · Tannery
- Make snares
- Whittle a spindle
- Make a stone hammer
- Press verjuice
- Mix mortar
- Salt fish
- Salt meat
- Tan leather · Tannery
- Thatch