I would suggest having a back-up for "war-torn" while some merchants may do it, others may ask "How can you tell that a tear is from a war?"
Happened to me on my tunic. wanted a "war-torn whenimerian flag" but was told that wouldn't fly, settled for "worn"
"Hi, my name is Ososis and I'm blaming my shitty life for being such a fragile, soy drinking, emotionally unstable loser. My triggers are: Red reputation, ANY mention of MacGuyver and being called a fragile, soy drinking, emotionally unstable loser."