Skin-scribe

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"She had the skin-scribe give her a tattoo of her own, the runes spelling my name! Mine!."
―Yarzion Vell, to Ordea[1]

A skin-scribe was an individual whose duties included applying tattoos using a tool.[1] By 230 BBY,[2] a skin-scribe gave a tattoo to Jedi Padawan Yarzion Vell, who had returned to his homeworld on a mission and decided to follow the planet's tradition of being tattooed with the name of one's greatest teacher as a sign of respect. The tattoo Vell received spelled the name of his Jedi Master, Lulad, in runes from his ancestor's language. When Lulad learned what Vell had done, she had the skin-scribe give her a tattoo of her own, with the runes spelling Vell's name, as she believed that a Jedi Master's greatest lessons came from those they taught.[1]

In 227 BBY,[2] after Lulad's death, Vell told his new Master, Kelnacca, about the skin-scribe while explaining his tattoo's meaning.[1] Around 149 BBY,[3] as Vell was dying, he mentioned being tattooed by the skin-scribe to his own Padawan, Ordea.[1]

Behind the scenes

A skin-scribe appeared in a flashback in the one-shot comic The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1, written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Marika Cresta,[1] and published by Marvel Comics on September 4, 2024.[4]

Appearances

Notes and references

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1 establishes Yarzion Vell was tattooed by the skin-scribe before Lulad's death during the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: The High Republic Character Encyclopedia dates to 230 BBY. It also establishes that he told Kelnacca about the skin-scribe three years after Starlight Beacon's fall.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide establishes that Kelnacca was 149 years old at the time of the destruction of Starlight Beacon, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 230 BBY. Star Wars: The Acolyte: The Visual Guide also establishes Kelnacca was 230 years old during the present day events of The Acolyte - Kelnacca 1, meaning the events of the comic must occur around 149 BBY.
  4. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE – KELNACCA (2024) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)