Stotbyrd

"Shout your name to the heavens! Yugris, the Fell-Arrow!"

In Uvarfjell, runic tattoos are not simply accessories. Once every year, townsfolk that have reached maturity that year are gathered in the center of town and given a runic tattoo as an acknowledgment of their adulthood. This is an extremely intimate process that shapes the life of Uvarfjellians the moment they participate in this ceremony. Runic tattoos are most often placed on their forehead or other parts of the body that rarely see cover. These ceremonial runic tattoos are regarded with pride, and to cover them up is to bring shame to the Uvarfjellian’s family.
Because having a ceremonial tattoo is Uvarfjell acknowledging a citizen as an adult, those who are mature biologically but do not have said tattoos are regarded by the general populous as a child. By extension, foreigners are also regarded as children and treated as such. Because of this ceremony, there is a greater emphasis placed on age, and those who are older are typically seen as more “model” or “correct.”
There is a chance that upon reaching adulthood, an Uvarfjellian is forbidden from participating in the ceremony. To be denied a tattoo upon reaching adulthood is not a sign of disrespect. It is meant to convey the idea that said Uvarfjellian is still immature and must grow more as a person. To these giants, a man who has grown old but still acts like a child is a child. It is much more shameful to have been given a ceremony tattoo but regressed to "immaturity." Likewise, it is shameful to turn away from those that are immature and condemn them to immaturity. 
Stotbyrd is meant to teach the importance of respect and acknowledgment. Uvarfjellians believe that these two aspects are the most important in life. When all learn to respect and acknowledge each other, peace can mend and bind nations.