Tecaxar’s prowess as a
psychic warrior is one he has kept secret, and was one of the reasons he was able to excel in the most brutal
gladiatorial arena in the Tyr Region, namely that of Draj. He charges prices as per the market price for
psionic tattoos listed in the Psionics Handbook.
The tattooing process itself is very simple: two sticks, a nail, and a consistent tapping of the nail coated in a
mixture of sugar cane sucked out of the stalk and spit into pot ash. As for most Athasian tattoos, there is no
sterilization. Tecaxar simply begins tapping the "ink" into the skin and wipes away the blood with a rag.
After the tattoo is complete, a hard rubbing of the fresh tattoo is done with a wet rag. Finally a mixture of
water and a fern-like plant rubbed together make an ointment that is applied to the skin.
On rare occasions, an aspiring moon priest will request Tecaxar’s services for the tattoos required for the
ceremonial rituals to be conducted in joining the elite priesthood. Only moon priests may wear tattoos
depicting Ral and Guthay, the twin moons of Athas. Anyone else with tattoos depicting the moons observed
within the city’s borders are reported to the templars, who will have the wrongdoers apprehended and
charged with blasphemy – and promptly sentenced to be sacrificed at the Great Pyramid.