>> Just because you hold a Black Oak down and abrade him with steel
>> wool doesn't mean that he's no longer a Black Oak.... It's a
>> badge, a mark, an advertisement as much as a magical talisman.
> Maybe not, but its FUN! Hand me that bundle of iron wool...
Changing the tone slightly, I recall Greg's unpublished novel has a priest, Brengon the Wild Man, who cut his arm off in order to be rid of his tattoos and his link to Orlanth. Some tattoos are, indeed, magical talismans.
Cheers, Nick
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