Robots and Vines

(The original face is from here. I have poorly slapped this together in GIMP)

I was thinking that perhaps the areas of where a Mirialan’s tattoos are placed also has meaning, rather than being slap-dashed over their face wherever. NTTAWYT.

So, here we have Blue, Green and.. Beige areas marked.

The Blue area is where family markings might go - where they are significant to the individual, the markings most associated with their family, or prominent members of it, would be worn on their forehead. It is noticeable - the head, where the brain sits and ideas are formed. We learn first from our family.

(Broan’s mother, Nirma, had a single tattoo, which fell in this area. It was a diamond on her eyebrow, just over the bridge of her nose, and a long line following the eyebrow proper. This had been one of her mother’s markings, and her mother before her, and so on. It was a sign of respect for tradition, and leadership.)

The Green area is for the “story” markings. This is where the documented purpose of the tattoos comes in: significant events, heroics or escapades are recorded on the cheeks, and across the nose. The familial markings and the story markings might join along the nose itself, or down the sides, if there is a connection between the two.

The Beige area is for personal markings. These can be either of the above, as well as being something unique and important to the individual, without necessarily having any meaning for others.

The tattoos on the hands are to denote what the particular person works with, or their job/careers. The first few are for the schools that they are placed in when they’re young (see this for a bit more info than wookiepedia) , for learning how to contribute to society or basic jobs (community service, food preparation, etc). As the person grows, and/or chooses the career path they wish to have, they get more added around the basic ones, to show that they have roots, but are now specialized. Or something. 

Also, the tattoos on their hands could specifically deal with what weapon, or utensil that they use daily. Say, a potter would have specific ones for their hands, where as a Trooper or a Jedi would have tattoos to show their weapon of choice, as a tool they use. 

Three

Expanding on the below concepts from a dream I had last September