Eastern Continent Sailor Tattoos

[Tideborne]

EASTERN CONTINENT SAILOR TATTOOS

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"When a man comes to like a sea life, he is not fit to live on land"
- Dr. Samuel Johnson

Here are a few ideas I had for In-World tattoos that an Alteran sailor may acquire over their journeys.
These are by no means canon for every region but feel free to use them in your individual RP at your leisure.
Many if not all of these examples come from altered versions of real life tattoos as do any images related to them.

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Anchor - A mariner who has crossed one of the great seas, usually as a result of an Exodus. Though in more recent years it has been adopted by young sailors to mark their first successful journey.

Spoiler: Possible Approximation

Compass Rose or Nautical Star - A general good luck charm, adorned so the sailor may find their way back home safely. Though if done all in red may indicate a sailor who is a Vyre.

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Religious Iconography (Commonly Jax’) - When marked on the soles of the feet, it is thought to repel sharks.

Full-rigged ship - In commemoration of rounding The Broken South.

Spoiler: Possible Approximation

“Hold Fast” or “Shipmate” - Tattooed across the knuckles of both hands. Thought to provide a firm grip, common among dwarven sailors.

Spoiler: Possible Approximation

Crossed ship’s guns - Indicates current or previous enlistment within a nation's navy. More specific iconography may be present for specific region’s navies.

Spoiler: Possible Approximation

Emberlarks - Each individual symbolizes five thousand nautical miles traveled. A dagger through an Emberlark signifies a lost comrade.

Gryphon - Symbolizes luck and strength. Often also worn on a patch on one’s jacket.

Crooner - Is thought to ward against drowning.

Spoiler: Possible Approximation

Tortora or Trident - Awarded for passing the halfway point North to South of the Eastern Continent.

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Elchbar - Awarded for traversing the waters of the frozen North, often the ports between Stoltfar and Halbed.

Palm Tree - Often chosen to adorns those who have docked in the South most ports.

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Harpoon - Harpoons are a direct reference to whaling and as such are symbols of time aboard a fishing boat or service in a fishing fleet. Often favored by Sangrians due to the significance of whaling within their culture. They also became associate it as a symbol of protection against vengeful whales, krakens, crooners, and more dangerous sea creatures.

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Sangrian Law - The Leviathan's Jaw has provided a number of cultrually signigicant body markings that are well known throughout many sailor communities. [x]

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[I am Wake]

One thing Lana learned really early was the Sangrian laws. They have tattoos based on crimes you make, as such with sailor customs.
As such, lawbreakers with these tattoos will be known throughout sailor crews.

 

[Sir Arc]

lets have a scrimshaw or whaling one

 

[Tideborne]

One thing Lana learned really early was the Sangrian laws. They have tattoos based on crimes you make, as such with sailor customs.
As such, lawbreakers with these tattoos will be known throughout sailor crews.

These had slipped my mind but Halbed's tattoos would almost surely be known among most of the sailor communities.

lets have a scrimshaw or whaling one

And so it is done.

 

[Electric]

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