diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
index f0f5d0f8ea7..00c81bdd07e 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/misc.dm
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
 #define CRAYON_FONT "Comic Sans MS"
 #define PRINTER_FONT "Times New Roman"
 #define SIGNFONT "Times New Roman"
+#define CHARCOAL_FONT "Candara"
 
 #define RESIZE_DEFAULT_SIZE 1
 
diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm
index d84a639f4d1..a8eb4aa808b 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/pen.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,22 @@
 	icon_state = "pen-fountain"
 	font = FOUNTAIN_PEN_FONT
 
+/obj/item/pen/charcoal
+	name = "charcoal stylus"
+	desc = "It's just a wooden stick with some compressed ash on the end. At least it can write."
+	icon_state = "pen-charcoal"
+	colour = "dimgray"
+	font = CHARCOAL_FONT
+	custom_materials = null
+	grind_results = list(/datum/reagent/ash = 5, /datum/reagent/cellulose = 10)
+
+/datum/crafting_recipe/charcoal_stylus
+	name = "Charcoal Stylus"
+	result = /obj/item/pen/charcoal
+	reqs = list(/obj/item/stack/sheet/mineral/wood = 1, /datum/reagent/ash = 30)
+	time = 30
+	category = CAT_PRIMAL
+
 /obj/item/pen/fountain/captain
 	name = "captain's fountain pen"
 	desc = "It's an expensive Oak fountain pen. The nib is quite sharp."
diff --git a/icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi b/icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi
index e3b8d17c1ca..6845aa97106 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi and b/icons/obj/bureaucracy.dmi differ