Barrel of urine

barrel of urine

Its high pH breaks down organic material, making urine the perfect substance for ancients to use in softening and tanning animal hides. Soaking animal skins in urine also made it easier for leather workers to remove hair and bits of flesh from the skin.

The traditional tanneries of Nilfeheim using this "natural old fashioned" method instead of modern chemical methods. Urine is a commodity on Nilfeheim and collected in Barrels.

Nilfeheim Barrels are often msde of metal, stone or Arti-Wood