Leather

Leather can mean a couple of things in World of Warcraft:
*1. A type of skin ingredient item usually gathered with the Skinning profession from a skinnable corpse resource. These items can usually be used directly by the Leatherworking profession without prior processing or treatment.
*2. A type of armor used by the less fragile, but more agile Class characters. Generally better than Cloth armor for defense.
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