The Divine waves an attendant forward. He carries a long, closed box. "When Serault was censured for the crime of apostasy," the Divine says, "her Lord entrusted her ancestral mask into my predecessor's hands for safekeeping, until such time as the crime could be redressed." She opens the box. The torchlight burns like stars on the bright gold, winking gems, and green tines of the lost Glass-Antlered Mask of Serault."
"It is my delight to return it to its home." The Divine says, placing the mask in your hands. The hall falls quiet, all eyes on you as you take the mask and...
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1.
...Don it You'll be the first to wear it in over a century.
Result: The prodigal's return It's heavy and cold against your skin. You can barely see through its sapphire eyes, and you daren't turn your head for fear of shattering the glass antlers. But it feels as though you've just found your true face.
+ 3-10 Dignity, +1 The Glass-Antlered Mask of Serault (+10 Rulership), Increase the Divine's Favor to 10 to win a commission to secure the future of Serault.
2.
...Smash it on the flagstones Its jewels and gold inlay will feed all Serault's poor for a year.
Result: Undone A shimmer of blazing colour sprays across the floor. The crowd gasps. Someone cries out in anguish. You order the shards collected, and declare that they will be used to elevate the least fortunate. The Dowager looks like she's about to faint. The Wayward Bard whistles, wonderingly. And you're pretty sure the Cheery Baron would be trying to strangle you if you were closer. Let them hate you, or think you're mad. You've just given birth to a legend. And legends spread. They inspire.
+10 Freedom, +1 A Thousand Fragments of Ruby and Glass, Increase the Divine's Favor to 10 to win a commission to secure the future of Serault.
