The Mask of Varyas

The Mask of Varyas is an artefact found on the body of the rider that the group encountered outside of Artemis Sentry. The rider, who was later identified as Varyas, was chased by two similarly masked riders and riddled with arrows. Upon arriving at the group he succumbed to his wounds and fell from his horse, where Oto took the mask from his body.
It is the kind of mask worn by those being sent into the underworld as a funerary right on the continent. Most notable about the mask is the writing inside, of which Oto was able to decipher a phrase and a name.
* "Hid from eyes of mortals and God's / Lies either in Orestes's rot"
* "Khea"
The final notable aspect of the mask is that when Oto first held it he saw the world turn into greyscale before returning to normal, as the magic of the mask left.
Much later into the story, the mask now in the possession of Leoven, after traversing a newly discovered tomb, they found the remains of Orestes, who then after an altercation with the archaeologist Eingwyn, was no longer held as the Champion of Rot, and was allowed to properly pass on, just as he was allowed to leave he reclaimed his mask from the party. After Leoven realised it was reacting she had thrown it away, before Orestes had made himself known, most of the party were unwilling to hand over the mask to Orestes wanting to question his motives, not accepting of his answer that he wanted to move on. Before more could be asked though Adrasteia returned the mask to him, and he disappeared.
Category:Artefact