Sultan masks

The sultan masks are special relics that once belonged to the sultans of Qud.

There are 6 sultan masks. These include, , , , , and. Each mask corresponds to one of the six sultans from Qud's ancient history.

Each mask is a piece of equipment that can be worn in the face slot. These masks bestow their wearer with a variety of resistances and attribute bonuses, which are static for each mask across every playthrough. However, they also grant procedural effects, chosen based on their sultan's history.

Location
The sultan masks cannot be found in historic sites, as normal relics can, and are excluded from dynamic encounters. Instead, they can only be found within the.

Within the Tomb, directly above the Upper Crypts, the tombs of the 6 sultans can be found, beginning with the sultan from the 1st period and ending with the unfinished tomb. Next to each tomb will be a reliquary, which will contain the sultan's mask, possibly alongside other sultan relics. Each mask is tied to a specific period and will always be found within the reliquary of the sultan hailing from that period.

The reliquaries will always be guarded by cherubs corresponding to important factions from the sultan's history; the contents of the reliquary cannot be removed without defeating these cherubs.

Once a mask (or any other item) is removed from one of the reliquaries, the other 5 reliquaries will "retract" away and disappear, preventing their contents from being accessed. This means only one sultan mask can be acquired per playthrough.

Procedural Effects
Each mask, in addition to its static bonuses, has additional properties based on its sultan's history.

The masks will grant 200 reputation with any faction that their sultan had a favorable history with, and -200 reputation for every faction that sultan came into conflict with.

Additionally, each mask will grant a single armor-based relic effect based on their sultan's theme, with a static tier level that will affect the values of these relic effects.

The Masks
Each mask has predetermined properties that are the same across all playthroughs. As a general rule, the masks from the earlier periods are much more powerful and valuable, while those in the later periods are weaker and worth much less. The masks prior to the 4th period also grant Telepathy, while those going forward do not.

The Null Face
is unique among the sultan masks, always belonging to Resheph, whose history is static across all playthroughs.

The reliquary containing the Null Face can be found within the unfinished tomb, located at the top of the Tomb of the Eaters. Unlike the other masks, this reliquary will never be guarded and thus can be taken from freely. Doing so will still cause the other reliquaries to disappear, however.

The Null Face grants no stat bonuses of any kind and will not generate with a relic effect as the other sultan masks do. It has only a single static effect, which will grant +70 reputation with all factions when worn.