#originally this started with the thought of kdj having tats

[sunnieschaos]

Been thinking about an old thing I did, which I may eventually use for a fic or original story idk

This is a world where the stronger you are the more lasting your magic is. You can use magic more easily with runes and therefore sorcerers tend to draw their most used and most compatible runes on their skin.

The most powerful ones have runes that contrast strongly with their skin, so light skin will have darker runes while dark skin will have more light coloured runes.

For some people the runes look more like scars while for others they just look like tattoos.

The way these runes are drawn onto the skin can be done in multiple ways. Some just draw onto their skin with pen, some carve the runes into their skin with blades, others may burn them into their skin.

Runes can be applied to the body by another person, as in done for marriage, but this can also be used in a malicious way that may incapacitate enemies whether temporarily or permanently.