Skinner's Roam

Skinner's Roam
Neighboring Zones	Border Zone, Okran's Pride, Iron Valleys, Deadlands, Shem

Skinner's Roam is a fairly large rocky desert territory belonging to the The Holy Nation They control multiple Holy Mines in the area, with the ones closest to Deadlands abandoned, though still "claimed" by The Holy Nation. A valley between ridges in the South of the zone corresponds to the geographic center of the Kenshi World map.

This region is one of the 2 frontiers between The Holy Nation and Shek Kingdom, with the other one being Border Zone.

The lack of patrols in this area allows huge groups of hungry bandits to harass travelers. Wild Bulls deem it safe enough to roam the zone in large herds.

Skinner's Roam is also known for the huge dust wall that might have ruined one of the Holy Mines.

Since skinning River Raptors is relatively profitable for the lower classes, it's possible that the region gained its name from raptor huntsmen going to sell their Animal Skins in either Blister Hill or Bad Teeth, and taking the namesake desert as a shortcut instead of following the winding river of Okran's Valley, sacrificing safety for speed.

Inhabitants

There are no Major Towns in Skinner's Roam.

Minor Outposts

These locations are typically small towns, villages, or faction bases.

• Holy Mines x3

Ancient Locations

These are places which do not have competent inhabitants. Ancient Locations are usually lost outposts or ruins. Beware: sometimes these locations contain territorial protectors such as Security Spiders.

• Holy Mine Ruin x2

Camps

These are temporary locations which can spawn randomly. They usually spawn with Camp Beds which are free to use. This zone has a maximum number of 6 camps/nests. The numbers in closed brackets are the weight of camps/nests.

• Dust Bandit Camp {100}

Nests

Nests are temporary locations which can spawn randomly and typically belong to Animals. This zone has a maximum number of 6 camps/nests. The numbers in closed brackets are the weight of camps/nests.

• Wolf Den {100}

Homeless Spawns

These are squads which spawn without being tied to a location, camp, or nest. This list is in order of likelihood. (0.8x multiplier) The numbers in closed brackets are the weight of homeless spawns.

• Starving Bandits
  • Starving Bandit Giant Mob (2 Hungry Bandit Leaders, 40 Hungry Bandits) {1}
  • Starving Bandit Mob (1 Hungry Bandit Leader, 5 ~ 9 Hungry Bandits) {1}
• Wild Bulls
  • Bulls Herd (8 ~ 16 Wild Bulls with the base age of 80, 0 ~ 7 Wild Bulls with the base age of 30. There is an animal age randomization of 0.1) {1}
  • Bulls (3 ~ 6 Wild Bulls with the base age of 80, 0 ~ 3 Wild Bulls with the base age of 30. There is an animal age randomization of 0.1) {1}
• Holy Nation Outlaws
  • Escaped Holy Servants (1 ~ 8 Escaped Servants) {1}

• Wolves
  • Lone Wolf (1 Bonedog with the base age of 70. There is an animal age randomization of 0.1) {1}

These squads can potentially spawn in this zone if certain World States have been reached.

• Western Hive (The Queen dead)
  • Hive Bandits (1 Hive Bandit Leader, 4 ~ 8 Hive Bandits) {1}
  • Hive Lost (1 ~ 5 Lost Hivers) {1}
  • Hive Lost Prince (1 ~ 3 Lost Princes) {1}
• The Holy Nation
  • Holy Army Force (3 ~ 5 Paladins, 6 ~ 8 Holy Sentinels, 30 ~ 45 Holy Chosen) (Esata dead, Phoenix alive). {1}
  • Holy Army Patrol (1 High Paladin, 4 ~ 6 Paladins, 6 ~ 10 Holy Servants) (Esata dead, Phoenix alive) {1}
  • Holy Army Bandits (4 ~ 10 Strayed Paladins) - (Seta, Valtena, Phoenix all dead) {1}
• Shek Kingdom:
  • Shek Kamikaze (5 ~ 10 Kamikazes) (Esata dead) {1}
• Kral's Chosen
  • Kral's Chosen Squad (6 ~ 14 Kral's Chosen) (Seta and Phoenix dead, Flying Bull alive) {1}
• Slave Traders
  • Slaver Caravan (1 Slaver Caravan Boss, 0 ~ 1 Slaver Heavy Guard, 7 ~ 14 Slaver Caravan Guards) if Tinfist is dead/imprisoned while Longen is alive and free. {1}

Environment

Skinner's Roam
These are the modifiers which are linked to this zone on FCS.
Water	50%		Fertility	60%
Environment			Resources
Arid	100%		Stone	1x
Green	10%		Iron	Unknown
Swamp	0%		Copper	Unknown
Before building an outpost, players should find information about specific areas through Prospecting.

Neither the ground nor the water in this zone is acidic. Cactus Farms should thrive in this area and the animals which spawn here do not eat crops (despite Wild Bulls being Herbivores).

Weather

This zone has 3 possible seasons. Seasons may cause harmful Weather Effects or be purely aesthetic.

• Dust Storm Approach
• Clear Times
• Clear AND Storm Mix SHORTSEASON

Gallery

Skinner's Roam from Kenshi all in one map.PNG

Tips

• Wear headgear which protects against Duststorms.
• If you decide to settle here, be prepared to face hordes of Starving Bandits.

Trivia

• Skinner's Roam used to be a town in the Alpha version of the game.
• If no world states have been triggered Starving Bandits are extremely common, taking up a third of the homeless spawn pool.
  • Once certain world states have been triggered they become much rarer with Hive Bandits, The Holy Nation, Kamikaze appearing relatively more often.
    • For frequency, Starving Bandits in Border Zone are 2x/5x/3.33x more frequent than The Holy Nation/Shek Kingdom/Western Hive but is only 1x/2x/0.66x as frequent in this zone.
    • For individuals, it is 8.16x/4.16x for Western Hive, 6.53x/6.66x for Shek Kingdom, 0.7x/0.8x for The Holy Nation.
      • The size would indicate that there are roughly half as much starving bandits, with HN and SK also sending out half as much of their forces here as compared to Border Zone.