Tattoos

All orcs in Ougrah's village have tattoos. Generally, their first one is given to them after they've been reborn from the rock, as a sign of adulthood. They can also get them for performing incredible deeds, like killing a grown orc before they themselves have fully matured. The ink crafter is the one who paints their bodies, and each ink crafter has their own style shaping the tribe during their lifetime, but the meaning behind the placements have been the same for generations. However, there are certain symbols that have always meant the same. If an orc has an incomplete circle on their upper arms, for example, they are not strong, but weak. There are also tattoos for crimes they can commit among their own, and also a certain mark for exile. Though the latter is not tattood, but carved, often without consent from the bearer. If they have the mark of an ink crafter or a chieftain, the tattoo gets a number of lines through it.

It's the ink crafter that decides when a fellow orc gets a tattoo. In case of the rebirth from the rock, they decide which tattoo the young will recieve.

Forehead
A tattoo on the forehead symbolizes intelligence, or a great tactical mind.

Throat
Tattoos here tells of a wearer that has done something daring, defied great odds or taken on a big challenge. They all reference fighting.

Chest
Someone who has taken great care of the villages children under a longer period of time might get a tattoo on their chest. Another reason might be if they often offer their help. An orc with chest tattoos has proven themselves to be someone of great generosity, or good social skills (although this doesn't mean good social skills with humans).

Cheeks
The mark of the ink crafter

Nose
The mark of a cheiftain

Chin
When an orc wins a great phsychological challenge, like if they thought a tough battle where they got severly wounded, and still made it back home, they get a chin tattoo.

Back
The orcs see their backs as a big canvas. If there is a specific event they want to remember they can get it tattooed here. It is common for orcs who've lost their enitre tribe, or parts of it, to tattoo in the battle that ended them.

Thigh and calf
When an orc has gone on a long journey, or travelled far, they can get tattoos on their legs.

Shoulder and upper arm
An orc that has proven to have great pshyical strength gets tattoos on their upper arms.

Lower arm
If an orc has created something, say if they dug out their own cave, they get tattoos here.

Stomach
An orc who has gotten many children might get a tattoo on their stomach.