Tattoos, piercings and body modifications: why?

['thul]

*notices the part about silver allergy*
*mumbles something about farseer and werewolf?*

anyways,these beings generally agree with the statements about pierced ears. Piercing ears should only happen after an age where the child can decide for itself whether to do it, and not by simple adult coercion. Seeing infants/toddlers with pierced ears is simply saddening.

As for chewing nails... It is a common habit among humans, and is not one easy to quit. It might be explained by persons that are a bit twitchy, having to use their hands for something... Having something softish to chew on instead that is not chewed to bits in minutes (or hours) could cause avoidance of chewing nails... Inevitably of course, the chewy object will be forgotten or misplaced, and the nails gone again.

So long as the person sticks to chewing fingernails it is fairly ok. It is bad if they go for toenails as well.