Moonshadow Exile's Mask

The **Moonshadow Exile's Mask** is a magic item and was pertinent in the quest to rescue Fenris' soul from Gehenna. The Moonshadow Exile's Mask was obtain from Lady Katarina Steele who had kept the item as a memento of her struggle against Juan Muertos. It was given to Queen Ionia Moonshadow before her death at Vercingetorix's hand, who took the mask as his own.

## Properties

### Abilities

* Moonshadow's Vengeance
* Sojourner's Call

## History

### Previous Owner(s)

* Queen Ionia Moonshadow
* Katarina Steele
* Gabriel Moonshadow/Juan Muertos

## Base Description

The weathered mask bears the shape of a menacing skull that was once painted colorfully. The bright colors of House Moonshadow, flame blue, yellow, and an iridescent silver once graced this artifact, but years of battle and sorrow have left this mask devoid of its luster and color. Staring too long into the eyes of the mask leave you feeling unsettled.

## Abilities

### Moonshadow's Vengeance

*Once per encounter*

If the wearer is brought to 0 hp, they may use their reaction to teleport and make an attack. If this attack hits, they may use a recovery adding half the damage they dealt with the attack as bonus hit points. If the attack misses, the wearer goes down.

When you use Moonshadow’s Vengeance, you may use Sojourner’s Call, but only using the Purgatory option.

### Sojourner's Call

*Once per day as a free action*

Choose ***Life***, ***Death***, or ***Purgatory***

***Life:*** You gain 1d12 temporary hit points

***Death:*** Your next attack has an expanded crit range of +3

***Purgatory:*** Roll d100. On a 00 or 01, every one of your allies is healed to full hit points and cured of all conditions.

## General Lore

*Sojourners are well known for their culture wearing a special mask that each individual makes as a coming of age ceremony. These masks resemble skulls and are often painted with colorful patterns that represent different meanings for the wearer. Each mask is individual like each Sojourner’s soul and each souls’ journey. The skull mask Sojourners wear represent many things to them including the acceptance of death as a major part of the cosmic cycle, their very soul’s journey, and their loyalty to the very cosmic concept of death, Thanatos. Sojourners often wear these masks to religious ceremonies or into battle.*

## Legendary Lore

Gabriel Moonshadow was the last Lord Fury of the Erinyes Clan and forever forged his fate after his wife, Eglantine, was put to death by the Inquisition for heresy. He led the Moonshadow Rebellion against their Kovithian overlords and the Erinyes Sojourners found themselves pitted against the forces of Lord Egon Morgenstern who crushed the rebellion. In defeat, the Erinyes Clan were considered to be destroyed and disbanded by the Kovithian forces after Gabriel was forced to kill his name, giving up his Sojourner name and forced to join the eternally neutral Black Coats.

Gabriel took on an old Sojourner name for Thanatos personified; Juan Muertos. He quickly adapted to the School of the Silver Fox of Black Coats, quickly making a name for himself. He continued to harbor anti-Kovithian sentiments, which eventually caused him to go AWOL and desert from the Coats. Muertos earned his reputation as a bounty hunter, which eventually earned him the position of chief biomancer agent. At this point, he had earned an infamous reputation with his very name sending shivers down the spine of those who heard it. During his work, he eventually met his death by the blade of Katarina Steele.

The Moonshadow’s Exile mask passed into Lady Steele’s possession as she held onto it as a memento of her battle with one of her mightiest foes.

## Trivia

* The Moonshadow Exile's Mask is the third item in *WovenRealm* to have appeared in a previous campaign along with Soren's Storybook and Parting Gift.
* It is the 2nd item from *SteamSpell* to appear in the campaign. It was obtained by the Star Touched after defeating Juan Muertos.
* Since its appearance in *SteamSpell,* the mask has gained new power, but despite some minor changes, Sojourner's Call mirrors its abilities while it was in Lady Katarina Steele's possession.