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Hyakki · **01-15-2014, 02:44 AM**

I'm not one for lengthy posts, I was wondering if there was a lore explanation for them.

Why would a Duskwight have one and what is the significance of it?

ansemaru · **01-15-2014, 02:55 AM**

I do not believe any of the available information about Duskwights in canon gives any reasoning behind their tattoos. However, Duskwights have a general paucity of available information in comparison to most other races and clans.

Given that they're unique to Duskwights, we can make the assumption that those specific tattoos are of some cultural significance to them. It could be a tradition that dates back to the days of Gelmorra that has died out among the Wildwoods but been maintained by their cave-dwelling cousins. The design- abstract and twisted- likely represents something. Unlikely that it's specific to families or subgroups of Duskwights, but is rather something that is more universal to them. Hypothetically, it could be seen as representing something like the roots of a tree, a crack in stone, or a rivulet of water.

But this is all speculation, keep in mind. There's no available information confirming one way or another just what the tattoos mean.

Ildur · **01-15-2014, 03:01 AM**

The reason Squee probably used was "because it's cool!"

You can pretty much add your own meaning to those tatoos since there's no lore about it, just as Ansemaru said. They could be anything from ways to recognize family members, to ways to recognize roles in the society, or just pretty decorations.

Rosekitten · **01-15-2014, 11:24 PM**

My five cents on the matter when I was first making my character i actually questioned the tattoo..

After digging through what others thought and such and the given lore I settled it was probably some tradition or something. This being said my character left home before the whole coming of age thing that I put as when she should have gotten such a mark. Both of her parents have the mark though.

I agree with just putting your own twist or tail to them if you wish. ~nods~

Eva · **01-16-2014, 03:58 AM**

In the clan of Eva's ancestry it is a tradition that was performed before marriage. Â To be "marked" one was promising oneself to another and often was done to symbolize the engagement and deter other suitors. Â There is no basis in lore for this or anything, but it always seemed like a nice custom. Â There's actually a lot more to it that I'd kind of written in dealing with the colors and meanings but it gets rather involved and it's one of those things I'd much rather discuss in-character anyway, should it ever come up. Â Thumbsup

Duskwight Tattoos

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