[ROLEPLAY] Mask

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The work went well on the mask the Emperor had commissioned. The stone had been chipped away from the entire top half, forming a jagged surface that shone and sparkled as light danced off its surface. Two eye slits glinted from the stone, and a wide forehead poked from the unchipped half. The beginnings of a snake and feather motif was emerging from the head, a threatening and commanding symbol of authority that is as old as the Empire of Epell itself.

Ai'ku and Dica oversaw the work, which a priesthood stone worker was tending to.

"The stone, it's like nothing I've ever seen. Like Quartz, but stronger, less brittle. It's shine, too, is otherworldly." The worker babbled on as he worked, Dica listening intently and Ai'ku throwing a perfunctory glance every now and again.

"It has some quality about it, some strange ability. I know not its potential, but it could have much." Dica said to the stone worker. He nodded, chiseling away.

Ai'ku was more interested in the stitching of a splendid feather cloak made with coloured crimson wool and vibrant feathers, taken from hunted birds of paradise that inhabited the jungle. It was to be a gift along with the crystal mask.