#but getting into things like scarification edges really close to cultural appropriation from the very little I know of it so

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@arc-77 replied to your post “Xana is just so Korima-coded I am gonna lose it....”:

What kind of body mods does she have?

​the one I play up the most, just because I find it the most interesting as both an in-group and out-group social signifier, is the sharpened teeth--all of them have been filed to a point. traditionally only male twi'leks do this, with I believe one canonical exception. so to most species it reads as 'predatory' and 'artificial', maybe as nontraditional depending on how familiar someone is with twi'lek culture. it's not like they're the rarest species in the galaxy. but to a twi'lek, it pretty much instantly clocks as 'queer', possibly with several addendums about social status and criminal element.

her lekku have several tattoos, mostly geometric rings. she also has tattoos in more traditional places, including a spiderweb on her neck and a mix of pieces on her back and sides. the ones on her lekku are just the most noteworthy since it's considered a relatively quote-unquote hardcore place to get them done. they're sensory organs, after all.

in terms of piercings, she has her septum done and a set of snakebites, plus some microdermal piercings on her collarbones she gets redone and tweaked every time they come out. she probably also has small scars from other piercings she's let close up over the years. in general, if kori is interested in trying something new with her body, she'll jump on it.