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Carl's Chain Dragon Tattoo

The Chain Dragon Tattoo

The large blood tattoo Katia gave Carl, dwarfing Imani's ankle band and setting the precedent for spell loans.

Story so far

Katia gave Carl the chain dragon tattoo first, and it is by far the biggest mark the party has taken — Katia points out that Imani's barbed-wire ankle band is tiny by comparison when Donut complains about disfigurement. Tattoo size scales with the level of the transferred spell, so the chain dragon's scale reflects a high-level transfer.

After Carl received it, the party reversed the process to run the transfer the other way, loaning Tripper out to Imani instead. Carl feels a searing jolt in his chest whenever a loaned spell of his is cast, which he initially mistook for something to do with The Bedlam Bride.

Appearance

A large chain-and-dragon design inked across Carl's chest and torso.

Role

It is the party's first and largest blood tattoo, the proof of concept for spell lending.

Relationships

Carl — Bears it.
Katia — Inked it.
Blood Tattoos — The mechanic it demonstrated first.
Sources — 2 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 49
  • A permanent right-sleeve tattoo of a chain shaped like a dragon, granting Carl a borrowed level-13 skill.
Chapter 56
  • The large blood tattoo Katia gave Carl, dwarfing Imani's ankle band and setting the precedent for spell loans.
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