TRADE SKILLS

For several of the trade skills you will need a carving knife.  These can be purchased at the general store in Semanri or at Marlain's or the general store in Crystal Caverns.  You may also need branches, which can be foraged in many locations, including the grove in the goblin hunting area, and outside Semanri's south gate.

ARMORSMITHING

Learned by making armor items in the forge.  You may also learn armorsmithing by carving bracers, masks or shields.  With a carving knife in your right hand and a branch in your left, CARVE BRANCH INTO BRACER.  This also teaches carving.  Some guilds have the ability to learn armorsmithing by making barbs, spike and blades to attach to armor.

BOWYERING

To learn bowyering, carve arrows.  Start with a carving knife in one hand and a branch in the other and CARVE BRANCH INTO ARROW.  This also teaches carving.

CARPENTRY

Learned by making various items in the forge.  See the section on forging.

CARVING

Learned by carving items from branches.  See: carving.

JEWELRY CRAFTING  (formerly gemcutting)

Learned by making jewelry in the forge, or by cutting gems.

For gemcutting, you'll need a set of gem cutting tools, which you can buy at the shop in Sounteast Town Square.  Hold the tools in your right hand and the gem in your left and cut <gem>  (e.g. CUT EPIDOTE STONE, CUT BROWN JASPER).  Less valuable gems are generally easier to cut. With sufficient skill, you will be able to cut them into shapes.  Things you might cut from gems include: a glittering orb, a howling wolf, a perfect pyramid, a dazzling cube, an awesome dragon, a delicate spider, a sleeping cat, a graceful dove.

LEATHERWORKING

Learned by making leather items in the forge.  See forging for more information.  Also, limited to specific guilds, this is learned by affixing barbs, spikes and blades to leather armor.

METALURGY

Learned by working with metals in the forge.  See forging.  Also, some guilds may learn this by making barbs, spikes and blades to affix to armor.

MINING

Learned by mining various metals and minerals.  You'll need a pick, which can be purchased at the Semanri Forge.  Minable substances can be found in hunting areas, and are highlighted similar to huntable creatures.  With pick in hand, HARVEST <deposit, vein, etc.>   My understanding is that eventually these mined metals will be useful in the forge.

PLAYING CASTLES

Learn this by playing the card game, Castles.

SKINNING

You learn this by skinning the corpses of creatures you kill.  With a blade in your right hand and your left hand empty, SKIN CORPSE.  Not all creatures are skinnable.

TANNING

Learned by making leather items in the forge.  See forging.

WEAPONSMITHING

Weaponsmithing is learned by either forging or carving weapons.  See the sections on carving, and forging.

WEATHER ENDURANCE

Learned by spending time in inclimate weather.

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