Tattoos Merchants

With deftness in every inch of her gnarled, stubby fingers, a dwarf with one eye and a scar running down her cheek carefully heats a sharp iron needle in a candle flame. Before her are waiting wells of ink, and a freshfaced male human lying face down, shirtless, expectant, and nervous, upon a weathered wooden table.   Scrawling a simple floral design in a sketchbook, a young elf takes time to emphasize its long, stylized, flowing lines. Gently closing the book, the elf shelves it in an outer pocket of a pack they are wearing, causing a slight rattle of metal and glass from within. The elf wonders if any will partake of their artistic services in the next town they venture to, and what canvases will await their craft.   Often a practice of great cultural or religious significance, tattooing is also an art form and a method of self expression. Those that take on tattoos wear their art proudly, likely for their entire lives, a testament to their individuality and their artist’s skill.   Most tattoo merchants have one or several styles that they can create art in, many of which have roots in cultures or subcultures important to your setting. Consider who an artist is, where they come from, and how these things might influence their style.  

Items for Sale

Tier	Item	Price	Notes
0	Ink pen	2 cp	Suitable for writing or applying tattoos
0	Ink, bottle	10 gp / bottle	Suitable for writing or applying tattoos
0	Needle	2 cp	Suitable for applying tattoos
0	Tattoo, simple mundane	5 sp	Basic shapes and forms; no larger than 1/4 sq. ft
0	Tattoo, temporary	5 cp	Drawn on; lasts 24 hrs. or until it touches water
0	Healer’s kit	5 gp	—
0	Oil	1 sp / flask	Suitable for both muscles and lanterns
0	Soap	2 cp	—
0	Tattoo, regular mundane	5 gp	Semi-complex figures; no larger than 1/2 sq. ft.
0	Tattooing supplies	10 gp	Artisan’s tools for tattoo artists; inks, needles, cloth, etc.
0	Calligrapher’s supplies	10 gp	—
0	Glow ink	50 gp / bottle	Glows faintly, indefinitely; can be seen in darkness
1	Tattoo, complex mundane	25 gp	Scenes with multiple colors, figures, and designs; no larger than 1 sq. ft.
1	Cloth, linen	5 gp / sq. yd.	White or beige cloth suitable for bandages
1	Tattoo, artistic mundane	125 gp	Gorgeous, a true work of art; no larger than 2 sq. ft.
2	Tattoo, masterwork mundane	600 gp	Utterly unique with impossible detail and precision; can cover entire body