Due to the nature of their horns, closer to deadwood than bone, horn carving for grahluus is very easy, and harmless. It's thus not surprising to discover that most cultures around the planet have added some sort of carving in their traditions and rituals.

One example is inscriptions and symbols related to their shared religion, picturing the deities or adding important sayings. Shamans are the ones sporting numerous carvings of this kind.

Grahluu skin is thicker than human skin, and partially furry, which means a tattoo needle would need to be especially thick to enter the derm, and for the ink to be visible long term. For that reason, most grahluu cultures went for the scarification approach, more painful but definitely more visible.

Another solution used by tribes living in colder regions takes advantage of a chromopode species and its peculiar hunting behaviour. The toxin created by the creature goes into a violent endothermic reaction when in contact with air, freezing it at really low temperature.

While the chromopode uses it to hunt and freeze preys, grahluus took advantage of the cryotoxin when they discovered a specific effect on their fur. Indeed, the skin cells producing melanin dies, resulting in fur growing white in the future.

Coating specific tools in this toxin and quickly hitting the skin with it can thus create amazing fur tattoos after regrowth. These are usually called rhyl’trrol’hk; “marks of ice”, “signs of the cold” or “warmthless art” in their languages.

It originated from the northern regions, but since nomadic knowledge is shared; more and more groups and caravans adopted this artistic and self-expressive craft.

The grahluus, also referred as "desert goblins" by humans, are the native sophont species of Zaenerth.

They are a mostly nomadic species, all of their cultures spanning across the planet via tribes, clans and other kindoms (no typo here, it's kin and not king). Sometimes, settlements will arise, more often than not, they are temporary stops until the group moves until next season or year. Rare permanently settled towns exists, and they serve as waypoints for many nomadic groups.