Night Wyrm's Nasty Little Web of Suffering Tattoo

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“My uncle had the same tattoo. He got it in prison.” -- Firas[1]

The Night Wyrm's Nasty Little Web of Suffering is a tattoo that grants access to the Guild of Suffering. The extremely large tattoo appears on the Crawler's left elbow, and looks like a faded, green-tinted, poorly drawn spiderweb; the individual strands are segmented and wormlike.[2]

AI Description

The Night Wyrm’s Nasty Little Web of Suffering.
Bearers of this sigil are given access to the Guild of Suffering.[3]

Story

Carl gains this tattoo from a Gold Junkie's Box after using the Enchanted Night Wyrm’s Ring of Divine Suffering for the first time on the Sixth Floor.[2]

Trivia

  • Spiderweb elbow tattoos became associated with the US prison system in the late 1900s, as the web reportedly symbolizes that a prisoner has been sitting around for so long that cobwebs formed on their elbows.[4] There are regional and institutional variations in the meaning and design of the tattoo; different rings, segments, the presence of a spider and/or said spider’s location may indicate years of incarceration, the type of offense, or gang affiliation.

References

  1. Dinniman, Matt. The Butcher's Masquerade (Chapter 8) (p. 80). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dinniman, Matt. The Butcher's Masquerade (Chapter 8)
  3. Dinniman, Matt. The Butcher's Masquerade (Chapter 8) (p. 81). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  4. Richmond Tattoo Shops. Spider Web Tattoo - Artisically Woven Masterpiece. February 18, 2022.