Tinte & Siegel

The magic system feels so unique and vivid—I'm curious whether it was inspired by real-world symbolism or entirely from the author's imagination.

I loved the world-building, but the pacing in the middle chapters made me wonder if that was intentional or if I missed some clues earlier on.

The characters' relationships with their ink and sigils seemed deeply personal—was this based on real-world ideas about identity or purely fictional magic design?