The original 2nd Edition entry from the Forge.

XP Value: 6,660
GP Value: Unique (Priceless)

Desciption: The Bloodmask of Kane is a leathery red mask with demonic features. The eye brows and cheek bones are ridged to enhance the ominous appearance of the mask. The eye holes are slightly slanted and a single slit for the mouth gives the mask a grim demeanor. Three black scars extend from the upper left and diminish as they cross the face. Close inspection of the leather reveals that the mask is made from the skin of a man. It is held to the face by three leather straps that wrap uround the head.

History: The Bloodmask of Kane would be more appropriately named the bloodmask made from Kane. Its grim story is rooted to a conflict between good and evil that laid waste to a small community in Northern Faerun. The elven cleric Kane was known to have fought and slain many agents of evil throughout his long life. None however were as vial as the great Pit Fiend, Fregartru. In Kanes early years, when he was strong in body and faith, he banished the vial demon back to the pits of hell. The battle had been fierce and had nearly destoyed a small elven village whose name has been lost to time. The battle sent the pit fiend realing into the Abyss with three dark scars across his face where Kane had blinded his right eye.

The banishment of Fregartru was a short reprieve in the lives of the elf and the demon. Nearly three hundred years passed by until their next fateful encounter. Kane now a wisened elven sage was called to the North to investigate a loss of contact with the small village he had saved 300 years before. His heart sank as the small village was discovered in ruin. The bodies of the elves hung lifeless upon spears that help them into the air. The heads had all been cut from their bodies. In the venter of town, wiating patiently upon a throne made from the heads of elves, sat Fregartru. His horrid face still showned the signs of the three scars that Kane had dealt to him hundreds of years before. Kane stood his ground and faced the demon, proudly calling forth the powers of his god. But Fregartru had grown inpower since their last encounter and Kane found himself unable to stop the demonic minion of evil. Kane died to the razor sharp claws of the mighty pit fiend. He tore Kanes head from his skull and used it to forged a mace. Kanes skin was used sewn to form a hiddeous mask that the Pit Fiend wore upon his face. The mask was blood red and had many of the angular features of the pit fiends face. Over the years, the three scars that Fregartru attempted to hide with his mask began to emerge on the mask as three black scars. The process drove the might fiend insane for he believed the dead spirit of Kane was attempting to humiliate him once more.

Appalled by the chaotic actions of one of their own, several pitfiends banned together and destroyed Fregartru. Unable to destroy his unholy possesions, they cast them from their plane to the world of mortals.

Powers: The Bloodmask of Kane has an evil presence to it and will cause a severe headache to any good aligned priest or paladin attempting to wear it. The Bloodmask of Kane is known to possess the following powers:

+2 armor class bonus
+2 to save vs. all fire based attacks
+2 reaction adjustment from evil creatures
Confers a +4 on any attempts to intimidate another person and inflicts a -4 penalty to all morale checks.

The mask also has a limited form of regeneration. As long as the character is alive, the mask will restore 5 hit points one turn after combat has ended. If the hovering at deaths door rules are used, this power automatically gives the user 5 hit points.

Location: The Bloodmask of Kane came to rest upon Northern Faerun when it was cast out by the fiends. An elven vampire by the name of Thymran found the mask and keeps it within his lair, a small mansion in the North Ward of Waterdeep.

As submitted to the site's 3e section; shown unchanged.

Description: The Bloodmask of Kane is a leathery red mask with demonic features. The eye brows and cheek bones are ridged to enhance the ominous appearance of the mask. The eye holes are slightly slanted and a single slit for the mouth gives the mask a grim demeanor. Three black scars extend from the upper left and diminish as they cross the face. Close inspection of the leather reveals that the mask is made from the skin of a man. It is held to the face by three leather straps that wrap uround the head.

History: The Bloodmask of Kane would be more appropriately named the bloodmask made from Kane. Its grim story is rooted to a conflict between good and evil that laid waste to a small community in Northern Faerun. The elven cleric Kane was known to have fought and slain many agents of evil throughout his long life. None however were as vial as the great Pit Fiend, Fregartru. In Kanes early years, when he was strong in body and faith, he banished the vial demon back to the pits of hell. The battle had been fierce and had nearly destoyed a small elven village whose name has been lost to time. The battle sent the pit fiend realing into the Abyss with three dark scars across his face where Kane had blinded his right eye.

The banishment of Fregartru was a short reprieve in the lives of the elf and the demon. Nearly three hundred years passed by until their next fateful encounter. Kane, now a wisened elven sage, was called to the North to investigate a loss of contact with the small village he had saved 300 years before. His heart sank as the small village was discovered in ruin. The bodies of the elves hung lifeless upon spears that held them in the air. The heads had all been cut from their bodies. In the center of town, waiting patiently upon a throne made from the heads of elves, sat Fregartru. His horrid face still showed the signs of the three scars that Kane had dealt to him hundreds of years before. Kane stood his ground and faced the demon, proudly calling forth the powers of his god. But Fregartru had grown in power since their last encounter and Kane found himself unable to stop the demonic minion of evil. Kane died to the razor sharp claws of the mighty pit fiend. He tore Kanes head from his skull and used it to forge a mask. Kanes skin was used sewn to form a hideous mask that the Pit Fiend wore upon his face. The mask was blood red and had many of the angular features of the pit fiends face. Over the years, the three scars that Fregartru attempted to hide with his mask began to emerge on the mask as three black scars. The process drove the mighty fiend insane for he believed the dead spirit of Kane was attempting to humiliate him once more.

Appalled by the chaotic actions of one of their own, several pitfiends banned together and destroyed Fregartru. Unable to destroy his unholy possesions, they cast them from their plane to the world of mortals.

Powers: The Bloodmask of Kane has an evil presence to it and will cause a severe headache to any good aligned priest or paladin attempting to wear it. The Bloodmask of Kane is known to possess the following powers:

+2 armor enhancement
+2 to save vs. all fire based attacks
+2 circumstance adjustment when using skills vs. evil creatures
Confers a +4 circumstance bonus to intimidate checks and inflicts a -4 penalty to all diplomacy checks.

The mask also has a limited form of regeneration. As long as the character is alive, the mask will restore 5 hit points one round after combat has ended. If the hovering at deaths door rules are used, this power automatically gives the user 5 hit points.

Location: The Bloodmask of Kane came to rest upon Northern Faerun when it was cast out by the fiends. An elven vampire by the name of Thymran found the mask and keeps it within his lair, a small mansion in the North Ward of Waterdeep.