In a mythical world, people wear things on their faces to denote status, beauty, something spiritual and intimidating other people. There are various reasons, which vary in many cultures around the world. In a mythical world, the colors and symbols of a person change from one period in history to another. The one thing that is common between different tribes, associations, historical periods, or personal reasons is used for communication, not just calling someone on a phone-like device, but telepathy. Someone could communicate with someone from afar. The person on the other side receiving the message will see an image, numbers, or words written in midair, on a wall, or anywhere.
Some of these mythical peoples have a curved symbol on their cheeks that can represent fertility, tribal associations, family clans, occupation, and everything that can be thought of; because of group association, some of the designs and symbols seem to resemble one another, others looked precisely the same. But there are differences in detail of design, color, or how it was applied. To communicate, an individual would reach a finger onto their cheek, press it or turn it in a particular direction. The exciting thing is that they are painted on. There is no communication if that specific shape or symbol isn’t there. For everything to work, the pigment of sorts has to be applied to the face, anywhere on the front, not just the cheek. The dye can glow in the dark, but others can’t. Individuals have their form of communication adornment particular to them, clan or tribe.
In some cultures of the mythical world, symbols on the face are called a kind of adornment communication system; this differs between males and females, children, adults, or the elderly. This was not in some tribes, villages, or cities as intended as discrimination or cast, but for the needs, actually in the particular wants of each group. Think about this for the elderly; the facial painted symbols are used for communication and tracking to know where they are if there is an accident, injury, or getting lost. The same could be said of children. what if an abductor rubbed off the pigment of the child’s face? No one can do this, only the individual who applied it can rub it off, there is a particular chant that is said, and only that person knows the words to the chant. The pigment becomes part of the skin, and no instrument like a knife can scrape it.
It is not the shape or symbol that continuously determines the type of communication. But in some circles, some secrets only work in specific and strange ways for that particular group or individual. Some of the shapes on the faces of some individuals are transparent, seeming to resemble glass with golden flakes; some have oscillations like the waves of a rough ocean or ripples of a stream.
A person could be walking around and find a symbol that is unique and particular to that person; they step into it and immediately transfer to the home or place they are wanted; the searcher would send out such a symbol if a person is hopelessly lost.
These communication adornments are for aesthetic reasons, not only for talking over long distances or in secrecy. Sometimes these shapes and symbols change with the evolution of fashion or culture. Particular girls and teenage girls would adorn their upper faces to a point where it looked like they had a mask on.
This painted adornment is sometimes used to absorb knowledge about the environment. These facial symbols can regulate body temperature in cold or hot climates. Some people wear a shiny piece of metal connected to the front. Some look decorative; they can resemble a butterfly, birds, the winds, trees, or anything else. But they are very functional, used to enhance communication into other planes of existence, parts of the universe, and the world. Sometimes, the shiny decorative thing extends from a person’s face without the support, just hovering there in mid-air. Yes, sometimes, these glossy metal designs were purely cosmetic. Most women and girls in the mythical world dressed their hair in elaborate braids; spiraling metal kept the braids in place. The men wore them for group identification, adornment, and personal reasons; the designs were bolder and more prominent. These metal things would simultaneously attach to the hair, collar, or other clothing parts.
A particular teenage girl from the mythical world wore painted designs with pride and assurance in herself. Some transparent symbols and structures on her face were not as standard; the ones she wore were under her skin. They would show through the skin’s surface because they were brightly translucent and radiated an intense glow. This was a technique her family developed, sort of a family secret, but gradually it became common knowledge. She was a beauty, and this was why other girls started to imitate her style, but it became a style that created something unseen. As this partially translucent skin became a thing, the girl’s face became permanently transparent, and the symbols and designs were permanent. But she didn’t listen to the warnings or the other girls. Gradually the girls faded away, and so did the original girl who created such a fashion. The girl’s family that made such techniques realized that such a thing was a mistake. Later, a simple mixture of glycerin and water was discovered to remove it.
Anything is possible with face adornments; the design symbols part of the face can also create endless possibilities. Some styles are branching swirls decorated all around the cheek and forehead; another form into a crescent, and there are half circles on the chin, this is only a few of the descriptions; again, there are no limitations.
If one can think about it, it is possible with the facial adornments of mythical people.
Robert J. Matsunaga
