Lithodermis

    The color in the player's skin slowly grows darker in patches until he/she looks a light
    blue-grey. He/She claps, producing a rocky sort of thud.
    [ You've developed the 'lithodermis' mutation! ]

Lithodermis is the upgrade to High Density. Your skin becomes more dense and stony, helping you resist broken limbs, knockouts, beatings, falling, and brain damage. However your added weight impairs climbing and swimming, and lets you carry less weight in gear.

Location

In Adamant Canyon. From Luskentyre Plateau, go down and travel southerly within the depths of the canyon until you come upon the mouth of a cave. It will be dark.

Effects

This mutation grants:

    -3 to Climb
    -3 to Swim
    +70 generic broken limb resistance
    +60 knockout resistance
    +50 brain damage resistance
    +1-2 beat resistance
    +2-2 bullet resistance

Advantages

This is a good soak for combat-oriented characters. The added beat and bullet soaks make for great defense against many mobs, and the knockout and broken limb resistance is good to have, especially for PvP. Plus resistance to brain damage is good for those with no friends to perform surgery on them.

Disadvantages

The -3 to Swim and Climb can be a bitch. Especially when you have to make four or five climbs to leave the mutation spot. It might be best to pick up Salamander to negate the losses. Also, you might not be able to pick up Leapfrog/Flight if you have Lithodermis.

Appearance

His/Her skin has a bluish grey hue.