Kenneth
"Oh, right, yes —" Finally, Akadius thought, they were going to talk about something in his comfort zone "We've been talking about what I want, but I can't keep my part of the bargain without knowing what *You* Want,". He pulled out a notebook from his bag. It looked fresh enough, with a mild crease along the spine; this was definitely no ancient tome with dark secrets. Setting it on the coffee table, Akadius thumbed through until he reached an empty page. Also in his bag was a quill and an ink bottle, which Akadius uncorked and set next to the notebook. Dipping his quill into the ink, his hand hovered above the page, the quiet *Drip drip* Of ink dribbling down onto the paper.

"So, this four-sided star you want. I need to know a couple basic things — how big you want it, if you want it filled or shaded or just outlined, and where you want it. Location determines the level of pain; the more flesh you have between the needle and the bone, the less it will hurt. Of course, everyone's pain tolerance is different, and since you've been drinking, you've got some wine armor on you to keep away the sting. Though... That could mean you'll bleed more. Is there an enchantment for less bleeding?"

Akadius thought about that for a second, then grimaced. "Nevermind... I don't want to know the ways that could go wrong... Anyway!" He perked up, "This star, can you describe to me what it looks like in great detail? And, you'll have to decide, do you want it to look *Exactly* Like your teacher's? Or, would you prefer to add some artistic liberties to it, added by either yourself or me?"
Charles
Keladan couldn't keep the excitement from his face. He recollected in his mind an image of Kadesh, his teacher.He'd seen the markings hundreds of times, as beast folk didn't have much use for wearing adornments on their upper halves...
"The star is quite large. Spanning the spine from the base of neck to above the waist line.. And then I guess proportionately the other two points would be.." He paused to think. 
"A bit lower and out past the base of the shoulder blades. It's not a pure rombus shape exactly the sides sort of sink in towards the middle.. If that makes sense."
 He rummaged around in his bag for a second and brought out two things. A small pouch and then a folded piece of parchment that he had done a crude charcoal drawing of it on. The pouch he opened and plucked a small brown thing out of.
" This isn't a very accurate version but this gives a better sense.. Plus This bitter bark here slows and limits bleeding up to a point it will help... Anyhow I can tell a lot is buzzing about within your skull.. Don't be afeared to ask me any questions you have friend. I'm a fan of most types of attention." 
 Kel put away his pouch of herbs and such, and popped the small dark bark into his cheek. The taste was awful. He considered spitting it out and reflavoring with a charm but decided to push through the inconvenient taste. Didn't want to appear like the near beastly coward he was..
Kenneth
The tiefling nodded, before he got to scratching on his notebook. The sketch was rough, but he took notice of every detail Keladan had fed to him. After getting the torso down, he put four dots on the body: one at the nape of the neck, one at the end of the spine, and two under the shoulder blades on the latissimus muscles (~~which are fun muscles to exercise, since we've been ooc speaking about exercise~~). Then he drew curving lines connecting the four points, making mark over mark and constantly lifting his head to measure the lines with his eyes. Akadius bit his bottom lip in concentration, hunching over the page until the star had formed into something acceptable. He leaned back and flipped the notebook around to show Keladan.

"Alright, this should meet all those qualifications. And you wanted it with bold, broad lines like this? I could also do something a little thinner, or some sort of knot or vine design, even."
Charles
Keladan was taken aback by the sketch, it was uncanny. The exact shape upon his teacher's back.. He was speechless and certainly lost his composure for a second before letting a calm and sly expression wash over his face again. Akadius was a valuable and talented friend to be certain... His favorite kind!

"This is the pattern that was on my master.. I suspect you've somewhat of a magical gift when it comes to your craft. It's perfect, if you want to add more details like a few small stars around the outside and vines like you said I would accept and like that very much .. But you don't need to.. This is beautifully beyond my expectations"
 His words trailed off, and he held down a swelling of emotion and gratitude, mixed with excitement and a bittersweet melancholy. He missed the jungles and the excitement they had to offer.. Maybe he could even regail Akadius with his purpose for being in this town.. And ask the artist to accompany him on his journey into the forest... If he did, he'd have to be sure to turn Akadius into a proper useful weapon and work his enchanting to perfection.. Whatever the tiefling decided on..

He wondered why Akadius was in this forest town, and not a banquet surrounded by maidens and riches.. He could imagine lords and ladies all around the world lining up to display his work on their bodies.

"So how do we go about this? And for goodness sake stop getting so nervous when you look at that wax doll.. For your services I will make sure you are powered up nicely and still able to live within normal society. I'll cut off my ears if not!"