Masques

The mask of a Factional Cousin is traditionally made of bone. The Bone, more often than not a skull of some sort, traditionally comes from some creature/being/animal that can, often times, not actually exist in this universe.

Usual examples consist of the skulls of House members from a timeline where the Yssgaroth won, or the skulls of beasts that only exist outside of our universe. More modern trends have leaned towards animals that no longer exist, such as mammoths, or, in one odd case, a carnivorous kangaroo.

Bearing all this in mind, it is easy to see why the mask of this Cousin mite confuse those accostomed to such things.

Her mask, or rather Masque, is still a skull, but... with all the features still there. This skull has been shape-cut like diamond and polished like glass. It appears porcelain in nature. Rouge and make-up have been applied, and the eyeless sockets covered by a funerary veil. The jaw has been welded shut, cut to shape, and smoothed over, leaving only the bairest line hinting that the pieces were once seperate. The end result is the look of a mourning geisha, delicate and manufactured.

Odd in and of itself, this Masque becomes all the more disturbing when it is revealed that this mask she wears is her own very skull... No one is quit sure how this is anatomically possible, and she never removes it, so how she appears beneath has been long forgotten. The rest of her attire matches the masque, suitable gothic funerary garb, all lace and tears.

While she is indeed a Cousin of the faction, it is unclear what station she holds within its ranks. Every there simply refers to her as "Madame Butterfly."