Magic Tattoos
The power of magic that's under the skin
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Utility
The theory of being able to store magic into items and into certain symbols was created though this techniques, rather then using Price of Magic on the spellcaster, the tattoos that they have act a reserve of magic that they can use freely as long the they didn't run out of it. What ever magic that was used from the tattoos would be replaced over time as the tattoos would absorb what magic they were designed to hold. This of course has been abused heavily by those seeking power, there have been many that use the dark magic and use the tattoos to gain more power or hybridize magic to create more dangerous types of magic. Even those who wish to use different types of magic often combine different types of tattoos use them. This of course is not possible since the body of the user was not design to use such magic and can lead to their death, along with a tremendous amount of magic being unleashed at once often leading to a explosion known a magiburst.
Manufacturing
Materials
The needed material that are need vary from design to design and magic to magic, with each needing top follow their own set of rules.- Natural Magic
- Fire: The remains of a magically induced fire or from a volcanic material.
- Water: Water that has been contaminated with magic or a potion infused with it.
- Earth: Soil that has been contaminated by magic or certain stones that contain magic.
- Wind: Residue from wind enforced magic or a create that in bodies the wind.
- Nature: Plants that contain magic within them
- Ice: Residue from ice altered by magic or ice magic
- Lightning: Lighting in a bottle or a conductor able to hold the lightning
- [Light: Direct sunlight magnified to the skin or light magic burned into it.
Wild Magic
Materials have to be from the animal that are going to be on the tattoo such as bone, skin or fur to embody the user and the animal they chose to be.Dark magic
Often the most dangerous of all tattoos, often using forbidden rituals and techniques that only the wicked would use. Often leading to horrifying results in the process. This will not be shown to avoid anyone to use it.
Access & Availability
Tattoos such as these can only be done for spell caster at places were the techniques can be done such an magic academy or a place that has access to the proper tools and materials.
Complexity
There are at least a few hundred different designs used depending on what type of magic the caster is using and during the tattoo process the patterns and symbols must be properly done or it could lead to terrible consequences. Even the substances that are inserted under the skin will be need to be placed in the right amount or terrifying results will occur. Then there is the ritual to allow the magic to be absorbed by the tattoos which need to be the right amount for the that certain tattoo. It is excruciatingly painful to begin with and it could possible kill the user in the process.
Discovery
Due to the Price of Magic there were some spellcasters that wanted to find a way to alter its effects on the use so that they could use the magic more freely. The First of those to create us tattoos were said to be the druids of the old back when the the Beastmen roamed the western lands of Kineth freely, allowing them to concentrate their power more affectively and efficiently. But as their influence faded as they constantly driven away by followers of new gods that replaced the gods of the wilds and nature. It would not be until the Ferosians that the practice of magic tattoos would be created and gave their spellcasters greater power. But their techniques were some what crude and many of spell casters would improve the techniques over time to make it less painful and more useful to the user.
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