You know, I'm not sure if there is. Cutting off a topknot is a very effective form of kender torture, you know. It would be like shaving off Flint's beard or Sturm's mustache.
... Though, can you imagine how angry they'd be if we did that? Ohhh, now I wish I could make dream me give Flint and Sturm a nice shave.
I think we could probably convince the landlord that those scorch marks were always there. Though, you might be right.