- Mask (god)
In-universe
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described_object = a fictional deity
category =Forgotten Realms Deity
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name=Mask
title=Master of All Thieves
Lord of Shadows
home=Shadow Keep, Plane of Shadow
power=Intermediate
alignment=Neutral Evil
portfolio=Thieves, thievery, shadows
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Dungeons & Dragons " "Forgotten Realms " setting.Ed Greenwood created Mask for his home Dungeons & Dragons game, loosely inspired by the Greek deityHermes .Mask is a
Neutral Evil Intermediate Power whose symbol is a black velvet mask tinged with red. His divine realm is Shadow Keep in thePlane of Shadow , and his Third EditionDungeons & Dragons domains are Darkness, Evil, Luck, and Trickery.History
During the Time of Troubles, Mask—as the sword
Godsbane —was caught up in the plots ofCyric and was used to help killBhaal . He was stripped of his portfolio element of intrigue by the upstart Mad God when he was tricked into reading the Cyrinishad, a powerful artifact created by Cyric.For the loss of intrigue to his portfolio, Mask harbors a burning hatred for Cyric.
The First of the Five Chosen of Mask, Erevis Cale, indirectly aided his god in one of the greatest thefts of all time. One of the Twin Towers of the Eternal Eclipse was stolen by Mask and placed on the Wayrock, far in the Inner Sea. The Second of Five, Drasek Riven, cares for the Temple on the Wayrock and awaits the call of the Shadowlord.
Followers
All that occurs in the shadows is the domain of Mask. The Church of Mask states that wealth rightfully belongs to those who can acquire it. Honesty is for fools but apparent honesty is a very valuable thing. Subtlety is everything.
It is rumored that the Cult of Mask maintains a large network of informants throughout the cities of the realm. It is also rumored that this network provides employment for all sorts of thieves, beggars and thugs.
Priests of Mask are known as the Circle of the Gray Ribbon.
Relationships
Mask himself doesn't tend to make enemies (excepting Cyric); however, it is his nature to oppose
Waukeen and Helm, and he has earned the enmity of Shar,Deneir , Oghma,Torm , Tyr,Selûne , and—worst of all—the entity known as Kezef the Chaos Hound, who pursued the Lord of Shadows a decade after the Time of Troubles, but whom Mask managed to get off his trail by acquiring a magic sword called Houndsbane, a gift from the Goddess Mystra after the end of the time of troubles.References
* Boyd, Eric L, and
Erik Mona . "Faiths and Pantheons " (Wizards of the Coast , 2002).
* Martin, Julia, and Eric L Boyd. "Faiths & Avatars " (TSR, 1996).
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