Suggestion: Lore/Tradition-defying features

[Iscah]

Pretty sure the markings below the eyes for males are not paint. There's in-game lore about them darkening with age iirc.

Any other marking is paint though.

Sorry for randomly butting in, but do you recall at all where you might have seen this? I've been looking for it again for years! From what I recall, the unremoveable marks on all Miqo'te are birthmarks that darken with age, which is why the children we see don't have them, and possibly why only one female Seeker face doesn't have noticeable ones(?).

I don't recall seeing it stated in game at all, but I think it's a conclusion that can be drawn if you assume they're natural markings and then look at the different faces. The youngest-looking faces generally have less inbuilt markings, so it's possible that they develop over time.

My impression is that the spots outside the eyes are also natural as they are inbuilt on the older faces but optional on the younger faces.