diff --git a/background.py b/background.py
index c160bff..92079e0 100644
--- a/background.py
+++ b/background.py
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ with open("popular.json", "r") as f:
     palettes += json.load(f)
 
 palette = random.choice(palettes)
-enabled_markers = "otY+xP*"
+enabled_markers = "otY+xP*b"
 markers = random.choices(enabled_markers, k=random.randint(1, len(enabled_markers)))
 for i, palette in enumerate(palettes):
-    colours = ["black"] + palette["colours"]
+    colours = ["none"] + palette["colours"]
     b = make_wallpaper(
         ",".join(colours),
         fileformat="png",
diff --git a/blob.py b/blob.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c85968
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blob.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import svg
+from typing import Iterator, NamedTuple
+
+import numpy as np
+
+RGen = np.random.default_rng()
+
+
+class Point(NamedTuple):
+    x: float
+    y: float
+
+
+def iter_body_points(size: int) -> Iterator[Point]:
+    n_points = RGen.integers(3, 12)  # how many points do we want?
+    angle_step = (
+        np.pi * 2 / n_points
+    )  # step used to place each point at equal distances
+    for point_number in range(1, n_points + 1):
+        pull = 0.75 * RGen.random() * 0.25
+        angle = point_number * angle_step
+        x = size + np.cos(angle) * size * pull
+        y = size + np.sin(angle) * size * pull
+        yield Point(x, y)
+
+
+def spline(points: list[Point], body_tension: int) -> Iterator[svg.PathData]:
+    """
+    https://github.com/georgedoescode/splinejs
+    """
+    yield svg.MoveTo(*points[-1])
+    first_point = points[0]
+    second_point = points[1]
+    points.insert(0, points[-1])
+    points.insert(0, points[-2])
+    points.append(first_point)
+    points.append(second_point)
+    for p0, p1, p2, p3 in zip(points, points[1:], points[2:], points[3:]):
+        yield svg.CubicBezier(
+            x1=p1.x + (p2.x - p0.x) / 6 * body_tension,
+            y1=p1.y + (p2.y - p0.y) / 6 * body_tension,
+            x2=p2.x - (p3.x - p1.x) / 6 * body_tension,
+            y2=p2.y - (p3.y - p1.y) / 6 * body_tension,
+            x=p2.x,
+            y=p2.y,
+        )
+
+
+def blob(x, y, c, s, body_tension: int = 1) -> svg.Path:
+    points = list(iter_body_points(s))
+    return svg.Path(
+        d=list(spline(points, body_tension)),
+        fill=c,
+        stroke="#000000",
+        stroke_width=2,
+        transform=[svg.Translate(x-s, y-s)],
+    )
diff --git a/speckles.py b/speckles.py
index 9b4042c..d0cc3d5 100644
--- a/speckles.py
+++ b/speckles.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import itertools
+from blob import blob
 import io
 from fastapi.responses import StreamingResponse
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ class Include(svg.Element):
         return self.text
 
 
-DEFINED = ".o+tYP-|sSex*"
+DEFINED = ".o+tYP-|sSex*b"
 
 
 def markertoSVG(marker, x, y, c, s):
@@ -203,6 +204,8 @@ def markertoSVG(marker, x, y, c, s):
             )
             for angle in (0, 60, -60)
         ]
+    elif marker == "b":
+        return blob(x, y, c, np.sqrt(s)*10)
     else:
         return svg.Use(
             href=f"#{marker}",