Tatters the Ratter

Hidden in a corner of Underbelch there is a blue furred rat. He seems larger than the average rat, though not quite so titanic as the dire variety. Standing on his back haunches he holds a needle in his hands. Though it does not appear to be for sewing. Nor for fighting. His docile nature becomes evident to anyone who approaches him.
In fact, what he carries is an Inker's Needle. A tool critical for tattooing.

Tatters the Ratter

Inker's Needle

Artisan Tool

Rare

This tool is used for creating tattoos. Proficiency allows you to utilize the tool safely and ink the skin of most creatures. However, making designs or unique art will also require the use of Painter's, Calligrapher's or Cartographer's tools to draft up a sketch. Next someone proficient with an Inker's Needle can turn the design into a tattoo.

Tattoo Size	Base Cost	Base Time
1" diameter	10gp	30 minutes
6" diameter	50gp	4 hours
12" diameter	300gp	3 sessions of 8 hours each

These costs and time are minimums. It is possible to spend more for higher quality materials, or allow the artist additional passes to improve the quality. Exceptional inks can be used to cover the material cost, some will even have additional properties.

The base DC for giving a tattoo the natural AC of a creature +4. Modified by the pain tolerance of the recipient. Subtract the Constitution modifier of the recipient from the DC. A negative Con mod will result in a higher DC.

Some creatures have particularly pigment absorbing skin, it grants advantage on any attempt to tattoo them. Cave Lotls, Fruggefolk, and other amphibians usually fall into this category.

Cost: 23gp

If Tatters is presented with a design he can be encouraged to reproduce it using his Inker's Needle. He has a +12 to his check, how that is possible is unclear to everyone. But it is recognized that he is one of the most accurate tattoo artists in the deep. Though he lacks the creative spark to create, he can reproduce images onto skin like no one else.
One must provide the appropriate inks, and it requires a DC 15 Animal Handling check to coax the Inker's Needle from his grasp in order to fill it. But once done, he will tattoo in exchange for cheese. A rare delicacy.

Relationships

Edwit Persimmon

Estranged Cousin

Towards Tatters the Ratter

-4

-1

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Tatters the Ratter

Estranged Cousin

Towards Edwit Persimmon

-4

1

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History

What happened to tear them apart? Neither of them really wants to talk about it.

Nicknames & Petnames

Tatters insists on calling Edwit 'Dapper the Mapper'

Shared Secrets

They've worked together before. Cartographer and Tattoo Artist. But they're both sworn to secrecy of what they did.

Tatters the Ratter

Tattoo Artist

Towards Dale

0

0

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Dale

Repeat Customer

Towards Tatters the Ratter

0

0

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Tatters the Ratter

Friend

Towards Javier Gobtrumper

2

0

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Javier Gobtrumper

Protector

Towards Tatters the Ratter

4

0

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History

Javier found Tatters when he was in a bad place. Although he didn’t have much to give he helped him out and tries to watch out for the rodent.

Shared Secrets

Tatters wasn’t ‘accidentally’ in a bad place. it was the work of a sinister force. A curse. The ire of whomever placed it on Tatters has now also turned to Javier.

Current Location

Underbelch

Date of Birth

November 29th

Year of Birth

489 11 Years old

Spouses

Siblings

Gender

Uninterested

Eyes

Beady and somehow hollow

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Blue tinged fur

Height

8"