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In Gritlands, your appearance is a living broadcast of how far you’ve come. You arrive looking like everyone else — plain clothes, no ink, nothing on your wrist — and every upgrade you make from that point is visible to every other player you pass on the street. Style is reputation here, and building your look is one of the most expressive things you can do in the world.
Customization is pure style — nothing you wear makes you fight better, gather faster, or hit harder. Your look is about who you are, not what you can do in a fight. The one exception is your backpack, which affects carry capacity, not combat power.

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What you can change

Use each of these four systems to build an appearance that’s entirely your own. Mix and match freely — there are no locked combinations.

Wardrobe

Clothes, shoes, jackets, hats, and accessories. Your whole outfit is stored at home, and you can switch it up any time you’re there.

Barber & Salon

Hair cuts, colour, facial hair, and cosmetic touch-ups. The cheapest, quickest ways to refresh your look.

Tattoos

Permanent body and face ink, from affordable flash designs to limited artist-series originals.

Jewellery & Watches

The flex layer. Chains, earrings, and a watch on your wrist that tells anyone paying attention exactly which rung you occupy.

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Common vs. rare items

Not everything on the rack or behind the counter is created equal. Gritlands draws a clear line between everyday items you can always find and limited pieces that carry real scarcity.
Basic clothes, everyday haircuts, standard flash tattoos, and entry-level jewellery are all common. They’re affordable, reliably in stock, and more than enough to put together a decent look. Nobody has an excuse to still be wearing their starting outfit after the first week.
Designer clothing, artist-series tattoos, and fine jewellery arrive in limited runs. You buy them from the shop in CASH like anything else — but because supply is tight, scarcity drives other players to seek them out. That’s why rare gear gets resold between players on GritBay, often for $GRIT. Rare gear is the true mark of someone who’s made it, and many players treat limited fashion as an investment as much as a statement.
Your worn outfit is always safe. You never drop your clothes, even if you go down in the Deep Drains. Your look is the one thing in Gritlands that nobody can take from you.
The shopping ladder follows the world ladder. Pick up basics at Grit Lake and Millside, find the full range in Grit City, and track down designer pieces out at the Pierpoint coast. Where you can afford to shop is itself a visible sign of how far you’ve climbed.