Skinning
Hunt beasts for hides and meat used in leather and cooking.
Introduction quest
Nothing Is Left on the Hill — Gaia, the trapper's aide. A hide is worth two coins. What you turn it into is worth five.
| Step | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hear out the trapper's aide | 0 gold, 4 XP |
| 2 | Hunt goats 6 times | 25 gold, 8 XP |
| 3 | Tan 2 pieces of Goat Leather | 45 gold, 10 XP |
Finishing the chain pays a further 50 gold and 12 XP. It runs once per character and is claimed from the Quests tab under Trades — see Quests.
The trade from here: The meat goes to the kitchen and the leather to the tanner. Neither is optional.
The chain is the trade's introduction and does not continue. Everything past it opens with skill at the bench, not with another quest.
Gathering nodes
| Node | Tier | Skill req | PE | Yields | Bonus | Skill XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat Hunt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1–3× Goat Hide | Game Meat (100%) | 36 |
| Boar Hunt | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1–3× Boar Hide | Game Meat (100%) | 54 |
| Wolf Hunt | 3 | 30 | 2 | 1–3× Wolf Pelt | Red Meat (100%) | 72 |
| Bear Hunt | 4 | 45 | 2 | 1–3× Bear Pelt | Red Meat (100%) | 90 |
| Lion Hunt | 5 | 60 | 2 | 1–3× Lion Pelt | Prime Meat (100%) | 108 |
| Aurochs Hunt | 6 | 75 | 2 | 1–3× Aurochs Hide | Prime Meat (100%) | 126 |
| Aurochs Herd | 7 | 80 | 2 | 2–4× Aurochs Hide | Prime Meat (100%) | 144 |
How much XP a node actually gives
The table's Skill XP is the full award. What you receive depends on how far your skill has passed the node's requirement (d = skill − skill req). The game colours each node by this band and prints the exact number on the node card.
| Band | Condition | Skill XP |
|---|---|---|
| Optimal | d < 10 | 100 % |
| Good | d < 20 | 100 % — but the drop is coming |
| Capped | d ≥ 20, no higher node open to you | 50 % |
| Trivial | d ≥ 20, a higher node is open | 25 % |
The Capped band means a profession's top node never drops to trivial XP: once nothing better exists, the anti-AFK penalty has nothing left to steer you toward.
Skill curve
Skill runs 1–100. Cumulative skill XP for key milestones:
| Skill | Cumulative XP |
|---|---|
| 15 | 2100 |
| 30 | 8700 |
| 50 | 24500 |
| 75 | 55500 |
| 100 | 99000 |