It will depend on the type of flogger and the exact kind of marks left, as well as your character's healing ability. I assume from your post that the skin's actually been broken? A week later you could definitely get away with still having scabs, though they would be smaller than the original wound, probably of a lighter colour, and perhaps flakier. If the fight was strenous they'd open up for sure, though there wouldn't be that much blood. With the touching bit, it would depend on what happened in the fight. If the scabs didn't come off completely or didn't break at all, then your character would be more likely to have the pre-scar tissue than if the scabs had come off (leaving the marks as open wounds again). They'd have that kind of plastic-y look and be pinkish-red, and again depending on the severity of the marks and the way they've healed, may be raised or indented.
Thank you so much guys :) Actually, it's given me a lot to go on- I think it's one of those personal experience question- you can findheaps of answers about the actual incident but not so much the implications afterwards.
And scarification- wow, just, wow. I don't think I'd have the guts but that's quite awesome. And yes, wound itching= teh bad. I'll have to add that to his current 'wince every time he shrugs' problem.
I'd say you need to add more than that. A decent whip in the hands of someone determined, with a bit of skill, can cut deeper than just 3 mm. I'm not certain how deep, and I'm not sure I trust the source of it, but I've heard of skin split to the bone.
A question also: the character "intent of doing as much damage as possible", did he attach a small piece of sharp metal to the striking end of the whip? For something like that was often used to cause more damage, and it certainly did. And if it HAD been used, the wounds would not be as neat and would be deeper where the metal cut in, caught hold, and tore free.
I was considering going with that option (something along the lines of the flagellum) but decided that might be going a bit too far in the context of the circumstances- I'm thinking of something along the line of a cat o' nine tails. In the instance in this story- the character who is being whipped is in military training and has just gone against orders, since they're planning on 'using him' relatively soon I don't think they'd go too far with the punishment- far enough to humiliate and cause some relatively heavy bleeding (if my reading of how things were done is pretty correct) but not enough for him to remain incapacitated for a (significantly) long time
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If you want someone really hurting but not incapaciated, have you considered foregoing the whipping all together, and beating the soles of his feet instead? (wiki link here). It's incredibly painful but the person recovers relatively quickly.
With a whipping that's flaying the skin off of someone, wouldn't you be looking at weeks of healing, not days? Probably not practical if your guy is in the army.
You might also want to try a milder whip (like a horse hair whip). That leaves lots of little cuts, so they'll heal faster. If you're concerned about it not being painful enough, they could rub salt in the wounds.
Okay, I'm done torturing your character ♥. Hope this helps!
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And scarification- wow, just, wow. I don't think I'd have the guts but that's quite awesome. And yes, wound itching= teh bad. I'll have to add that to his current 'wince every time he shrugs' problem.
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A question also: the character "intent of doing as much damage as possible", did he attach a small piece of sharp metal to the striking end of the whip? For something like that was often used to cause more damage, and it certainly did. And if it HAD been used, the wounds would not be as neat and would be deeper where the metal cut in, caught hold, and tore free.
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With a whipping that's flaying the skin off of someone, wouldn't you be looking at weeks of healing, not days? Probably not practical if your guy is in the army.
You might also want to try a milder whip (like a horse hair whip). That leaves lots of little cuts, so they'll heal faster. If you're concerned about it not being painful enough, they could rub salt in the wounds.
Okay, I'm done torturing your character ♥. Hope this helps!
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