In Elven culture, it’s preferable to solve conflicts with words over violence, if possible. But if words fail, but violence is unneeded, many Elves utilize a special form of sign language to communicate complex feelings.
Rather than getting the tattoos from particular artists, a player using RAW would instead find a special needle that’s pressed to the skin for the attunement process, then the tattoo would simply appear on the skin. The process of receiving them, in this weaver’s humble opinion, could use more flavor. I believe tattoos should require more than just finding a special needle in a dragon hoard, so I reworked the rules for my version.
It’s a good idea to determine the overall atmosphere of your world. Every story you’ve ever read or watched on TV or played through in a video game has a setting that sets a tone for how much of a struggle it is to live and breathe in that world.
If you’ve been on a community forum or facebook group focused on D&D, there’s a good chance you’ve seen questions regarding how to build a homebrew world. It’s an overwhelming task to some, not often because they’re completely lost on ideas, but because they have no idea how to narrow down the process of taking those ideas and making them a reality. I’m here to help.