Mask (object)

Masks were decorative clothing in the Realms used to cover one's face.
==Description==
Masks came with a variety of options, but the most common version covered the wearer's eyes.
==Availability==
* Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold a variety of traditional comedy and tragedy theater masks, all finely painted and crafted from spruce, under its "Bards' Emporium" section at a cost of 5 gold pieces each. It also sold black pantomime masks for a singular gold piece and for 8 gold pieces offered masks representing animals or monsters, everyday archetypes, or concepts. These respectively included such things as bears, cats, dogs, ghosts, hawks, mice, orcs, and snakes; a king or queen, a merchant, a noble, a peasant, a slave, or a trickster; death, disease, fate, melancholy, and rage.
* Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue also sold simple, black thieving masks, under its "Thieves' Corner" section. With a six month notice, customers could alternatively special order a mask that was designed to utterly disguise its wearer when in dim light.
* In Port Nyanzaru, masks among various other objects could be found for sale in the Grand Souk.
==Varieties==
;Death mask: otherwise known as a funerary mask, were a type of mask made to be laid upon the face of a deceased individual before burial rites. Many were made from fine metals, with gold bearded visages made for nobles typically valuing at around 44 gold pieces.
;Domino mask: A form of simple black mask that was commonly used by rogues.
==Significance==
Masks were sometimes worn on special occasions in the Realms, such as holidays. On Lliira's Night, it was common to see people wear star-shaped masks, while on Liar's Night people were encouraged to don all manner of masks. Though the most commonly worn masks on that holiday were those designed to depict the symbol of the god known as Mask and the mirror masks of the Leiran clergy.
Beyond their literal use, a number of organizations in the Realms featured masks as part of their symbol, such as the Night Masks, the Shadow Thieves, and the Church of Vhaeraun.
==Notable Masks==
* Andrathath's Mask
* Bone mask
* The Dragon masks, a series of five masks that were associated with the goddess Tiamat.
* The Faces of Madness, a group of seven a magical masks that were created by an alliance of Imaskari archmages known as the Cabal of Madness.
* Fanged mask
* Mask of beastliness, a magical mask that allowed a wearer to temporarily transform their head into that of a beast.
* Mask of the beast, a magical mask that enabled better communication with beasts.
* Mask of the Dragon Queen
* Mask of the five senses
* Mask of persuasion
* Mask of relentless compassion
* Moonstone mask
* Whispering mask
* Winter's Mask
==Notable Users==
* Masks were worn by thieves or rogues to disguise their true identity.
===Businesses===
* The Moonstone Mask, a renowned festhall in Neverwinter, was so named for having all members of its staff wear glowing masks that were trimmed with moonstones.
===Individuals===
* Azaka Stormfang, wielder of the mask of the beast.
===Organizations===
* The members of the Night Masks typically wore domino masks.
* The Rogues of Tilverton all wore black silk face-masks that they kept stored in hidden compartments in Grimwald's Revenge.
===Races & Sentient Creatures===
* All batiri typically wore an oversized wooden war mask. Each mask was decorated and painted by its owner, designing them to intimidate their enemies. Besides being an article of clothing, these masks served the same purpose as coats of arms.
===Religions===
* The main altar in a Maskarran temple often had mask of silk floating above it.
* The priestly raiments of the Church of Leira included silvery, mirror-like masks.
==Appendix==
===Gallery===
Symbol of Vhaeraun 2e.PNG|The symbol of Vhaeraun, a mask of black silk
ShadowThievesSymbol.jpg|The symbol of the Shadow Thieves, a silk mask impaled on a stiletto.
Cloudgiantmasks.png|A cloud giant's personal collection of masks, each used to convey a different emotion.
Mask DMG14.png|A magic mask.
===Appearances===
===References===
Category:Clothing
Category:Gold items
Category:Metal items
Category:Silk items
Category:Spruce items
Category:Wooden items
Category:Items from Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue
Category:Items from Port Nyanzaru
Category:Items from Chult
Category:Items from Imaskar
Category:Items from the Sword Coast
Category:Items from Waterdeep
Category:Items from Westgate
Category:Items from Toril
Category:0-24 gold pieces
Category:Year of Manuscripts