Tanner

For the ilujanka, see Tanner (ilujanka).

VarrockPrifddinasNew VarrockCrafting Guild

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Tanner
Release								23 June 2001 (Update)
Members								No
Race								Human
Quest								No
Location								Varrock
Shop								Tanning
Gender								Male
Options								Tan hide, Talk-to, Examine
Examine								He has a certain bovine aroma
Map
Advanced data
NPC ID								2320
Links								MRND2320

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SMW Subobject for VarrockNPC ID: 2320Options: Tan hide, Talk-to, ExamineExamine: He has a certain bovine aromaRelease date: 23 June 2001NPC location: VarrockIs members only: falseIs variant of: Tanner

SMW Subobject for New VarrockNPC ID: 20778Options: Tan hide, Talk to, Trade, ExamineExamine: He has a certain bovine aroma.Release date: 23 March 2015NPC location: New VarrockIs members only: trueIs variant of: Tanner

SMW Subobject for Crafting GuildOptions: Tan hide, Talk-to, ExamineExamine: Manufacturer of fine leathers.NPC ID: 804NPC location: Crafting GuildIs members only: falseIs variant of: Tanner

SMW Subobject for PrifddinasNPC ID: 20281Options: Tan hide, Talk to, Trade, ExamineExamine: Manufacturer of fine elven leathers.Release date: 10 November 2014NPC location: PrifddinasIs members only: trueIs variant of: Tanner

Tanners are non-player characters who, for a price, will tan hides into leather; cowhide, which becomes leather or hard leather, snake hide, which becomes snakeskin, and green, blue, red, black, royal dragonhide, and undead dragonhide, which becomes dragon leather of the same kind.

Players cannot tan hides themselves, unless they have access to the Make Leather spell, so tanners are very useful for players wishing to use the Crafting skill to make Ranged armour. While certain types of leather require a minimum Crafting level to craft them, there is no minimum Crafting level to use a tanner to tan the hides.

Tanners can be found in the various locations, marked with the tanning icon ().

Locations

• The upper level of the Crafting Guild. Players with a clan vexillum may find this the fastest method due to the vexillum's teleport function to the nearby bank chest.
• South-west Varrock, south of the Varrock west bank, west of the Apothecary. This tanner also appears as a zombie in New Varrock.
• The Ithell Clan district of Prifddinas, unnamed elf just south of the soft clay rock mining spot.

Other NPCs serve as tanners:

• Ellis in Al Kharid. The ring of duelling, Al Kharid lodestone and the amulet of glory can be used to teleport to Al Kharid, and Ellis is three buildings north of the Al Kharid bank.
• Leatherworker in Ranging Guild.
• Sbott in Canifis. Sbott charges higher prices for tanning, a bit over twice what other tanners charge. Sbott is near Canifis bank.
• Tanya Hyde, in Astram Farm between Burthorpe and Taverley.

Similar to tanning hides into leather, yak-hide can be cured into cured yak-hide, which is used to craft yak-hide armour. Thakkrad Sigmundson on Neitiznot can cure yak-hide but cannot tan other hides. Other tanners cannot cure yak-hide.

Products

Product	Members	Facility	Skills	XP	Materials
1 × Black dragon leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Black dragonhide 20 × Coins
1 × Blue dragon leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Blue dragonhide 20 × Coins
1 × Dinosaur leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Dinosaur hide 25 × Coins
1 × Green dragon leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Green dragonhide 20 × Coins
1 × Hard leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Cowhide 3 × Coins
1 × Leather		Tanner	1	0	1 × Cowhide
1 × Red dragon leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Red dragonhide 20 × Coins
1 × Royal dragon leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Royal dragonhide 20 × Coins
1 × Snakeskin		Tanner	2	0	1 × Snake hide 15 × Coins
1 × Snakeskin		Tanner	2	0	1 × Snake hide (swamp) 20 × Coins
1 × Undead dragon leather		Tanner	2	0	1 × Undead dragonhide 20 × Coins

Dialogue

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Graphical updates

NPC

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  Tanner (Crafting Guild) after 29 March 2004 (update)

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  Tanner (Crafting Guild) after 26 September 2005 (update)

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  Tanner (Crafting Guild) after Unknown date (edit)

Chathead

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  Tanner (Crafting Guild) after 29 March 2004 (update)

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  Tanner (Crafting Guild) after 26 September 2005 (update)

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  Tanner (Crafting Guild) after Unknown date (edit)

Update history

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• patch 16 November 2020 (Update):
  • The face texture of Tanner, the Crafting Guild NPC, will no longer appear to be two different colours.

• patch 21 October 2019 (Update):
  • Normal Tanners across all of Runescape that make soft leather will no longer tell you it costs 1gp even though they made it for free.

• ninja 11 April 2016 (Update):
  • Leather tanners now have “tan-hide” as their left-click option, with “talk-to” being relegated to the right-click options.

• patch 7 October 2009 (Update):
  • Put the correct map icon back for the tanner in Varrock.

• update 24 June 2001 (Update):
  • Tannery shops, altars and quest starting points are now shown on the world map.

• update 23 June 2001 (Update):
  • Added to game with release of new tailoring ability.
    • Extended the crafting skill so you can now also use it make items out of leather. Take a cow hide to the tannery to get some leather. You can then use the leather with some thread to make gloves, boots and leather armour.