Leather

Leather is an item that has been in the Lord of the Rings mod since Public Beta 1.

Obtaining
Leather can be obtained in a variety of ways, but one of the most common is killing cows, Camels and horses. Killing a horse in Rohan, however, could get you killed by the Rohirrim. In addition, Leather will sometimes drop when certain NPC's are slain, such as Dunlendings, Dwarves, and Near Haradrim.

If you not up to killing stuff yet in order to obtain your leather, you can also obtain it from Hobbit Holes in the Shire, or from various chests in Ranger Camps and Ranger Watchtowers.

Uses
Leather can, of course, be used for creating mediocre armour, which helps block out the cold of Forodwaith (useful when travelling to The Pits). However, if you have some available, Warg Fur makes much stronger armour, and it's even warmer than leather.

Another important use for Leather is making Horse Armour. For this you'll need six pieces of metal (most often iron -- see article for more details) and one piece of leather, and the appropriate.

Warg Armour is made in the same way as Horse Armour, except that for Mordor Warg Armour, Orc Steel is used instead of Morgul Steel.