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'''Criminal [[tattoo]]s''' were used by the [[Time Lord]]s to mark their [[criminal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') The tattoos were the surface-marks of "[[biodata]] tags" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'', ''[[Lords and Masters (short story)|Lords and Masters]]'') that allowed the [[ruling Houses]] to track the [[timeline]]s of criminals. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')

When [[Romana II]] released three hundred [[prisoner]]s from the [[Shada (prison)|prison asteroid]], their [[dragon]] tattoos "snapped" on their arms as they exited stasis. One of these prisoners, [[Grandfather Paradox]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Christmas on a Rational Planet (novel)|Christmas on a Rational Planet]]'') subsequently cut off that arm so [[Great Houses|House]] authorities could not link him to his own history. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')

The criminal tattoo was on the [[shoulder]] of a severed arm that [[Academician for Game Logic|Academician]] [[Devonire]] purchased from Immaculata [[Formosii]] while searching for Grandfather Paradox's; however, he later found that the tattoo was added long after the arm was severed. The arm was in fact his own. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Book of the War (novel)|The Book of the War]]'')

When [[Demetra Kine]] broke out of containment and started freeing the other prisoners, her [[seguaché]] [[Mandeema Kweller]] modified the tattoos with [[memeodermal imprinting]] so that Demetra could see and speak through them. They could also bite any part of the wearer's [[body]]. Demetra also attached a tattoo to the prison guard [[Selvynkesh]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Movers (audio story)|Movers]]'')

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