That oil, rich in unsaturated fatty acids, oxidized slowly in the humid heat, forming polymers that coated the collagen fibers, softening the hides and making them waterproof. The aldehydes produced crosslinked with the fibers, naturally tanning the leather.1

There were still many steps left, alkali soaking, rinsing, and curing, but by this stage, the rotting was stopped. Those once half-rotted goods worth barely 100,000 silver were worth several times more.0

In Silvermoon Bay, each could sell for a thousand silver. 1,000 of them meant a million silver!1

Not counting the premium furs that belonged to sabers, it was enough to drive desert royals mad with envy. Still, to the burly men on the docks, the sight of the women was far more captivating...0