Faysal stood at the rail of the ship, staring over the edge into the sea below, running the tip of his blade over an old scar pattern on the back of his left hand, each pass of the blade making a fine red line of freshly drawn blood. The symbol resembled a starburst encircled by wave-like patterns and stood for patience, the fresh lines giving the marking a three dimensional quality as the blood pooled. He often didn't even feel the pain of the markings any more, having grown so used to them over the years. It showed in some of his scars, especially those that covered his upper arms, marking notable blood sacrifices to his own patron god. Those were meaningful scars, and he cut them deeply so as to truly honor them.<br/><br/>He sheathed his blade as blood ran down his fingers and dripped into the ocean below. Faysal watched it fall and the red of the blood disappeared into the darkness of the water almost instantly as another drop collected on the end of his finger. He raised his hand and clenched his fist, allowing the blood to run between his fingers, and closed his eyes as he spoke a prayer to his own god asking for a chance for battle and bloodshed. It had been a while since he had a chance to quench his blood thirst, and his body now burned with the urge to spill blood once again. He wanted to feel the warmth of the blood splashing on his skin, the viscera clinging to him and squelching underfoot. The smell of iron and sweat in the air.<br/><br/>As the prayer continued the blood that dripped down his fingers closely followed the grooves and complex scar textures, outlining them in brilliant red. Faysal slowly opened his eyes as he finished the prayer, the blood just starting to dry and turn brown in the grooves of his scars. He looked to the skies as he heard Narkissos declare the fine weather, Faysal nodded in agreement, "<span style="color: red">A sign of the gods wishing us well on our journey, I am sure.</span>" The old warrior had a smile on his face, he greatly looked forward to leaving this place and getting moving once again.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>