Three suggestions for reasons to shave your head

Your character’s appearance says a lot about her. The way she dresses, the accessories she uses, the tattoos she has, all help deliver a message even before a single word is said. One of the physical features that is most obvious on first sight is her hair – or in this case, lack thereof.

Why would your character shave her head? Sometimes as a declaration of sorts, other times having no choice in the matter. Although this piece is all about baldness, you can easily replace one physical feature for another. I’ve chosen hair because it’s not important to your health – unlike limbs, the lack thereof might be somewhat problematic. Maybe your character has an abnormal physical feature similar to hair, something that she can give up in a symbolic way, such as horns or a tail.

At the end of this piece you’ll find several suggestions for magical tattoos intended to be used by a person with a shaved head. After all, if you have so much free space, why not utilise it?

Includes rules for head tattoos for 5e.