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does your character have any tattoos? if so, please describe them
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The first tattoo was acquired at the tender age of 15. They snuck out to see a travelling circus and convinced one of the performers to tattoo the phases of the moon, from crescent to full and back, on the right side of their head, they now keep that side shaved to display it. They love it. Their mother despises it.
From wrist to shoulder on their left arm they have spiralling blue clouds that stand out against their dusky purple skin. They were done by a man who claimed to be a sorcerer and told the tattoos would move depending on the weather and glow under the light of the moon. Izzy is starting to think the man was just crazy. This was the tattoo that sparked their twin sisters jealousy and fueled their need for their own tattoos. Izzy finds this hilarious.
On their right arm are a series of dwarven runes they got from a drunken mercenary who claimed they were runes of protection but wouldn't or couldn't explain further after their seventh mug of whiskey. Izzy has asked scholars, soldiers and even princes what the runes are meant to protect them from. No one has a clue.
Along their left ribs is an excerpt of a poem in elvish, inked one night by a former lover they no longer speak the name of. The poem was about finding love in the spaces between stars. Izzy keeps it as a reminder and a warning.
On the right side of their chest and side are beautiful dark crimson flowers, an 18th birthday present from their brother Veren. He did the work himself in a single long sitting before retreating back to his rooftop studio. It is the most precious thing Izzy has.
On their left thigh is a tressym, wings spread and tail floofed out. Izzy has no recollection of getting this tattoo beyond a vague memory of a masquerade ball, too many drinks, a fountain and a noble woman's dress. The hangover was extraordinary and, they think, worth it.
Over their heart is a line work tarot card, specifically the fool. Izzy got this after the one and only reading they ever did for themselves revealed their fate, and they see it as a reminder not to take life too seriously. Or at all. If one were to look closely they would see the fool has small horns and a barely visible tail. Izzy swears it's not meant to be them.
The last (for now) tattoo is on their back on the left shoulder. It's the Venture family crest, a raven perched on a crown of thorns, a defiant statement that they belong to the family whether they are wanted or not. They delight in seeing the vein in their fathers forehead throb when he sees it.
