The Mask Collection

Eleven masks, each with a name, a voice, and a purpose. The fan-written catalog — all original fiction.

Fan catalog · original fiction

The eleven

The Innocent

The first mask, and the most dangerous — the face of someone who couldn’t possibly be up to anything. Worn for entrances.

The Confidant

Leans in, lowers the voice, tells you a secret that’s almost true. Worn for the middle of the story, when trust is the setup.

The Rival

Sharp, competitive, a little cruel in the fun way. Worn for games, wagers, and the Card Room.

The Fool

Trips over the punchline on purpose so nobody watches the setup. The hardest-working mask in the collection.

The Oracle

Speaks in riddles that turn out to be instructions. Worn rarely — prophecy is a heavy mask, and the headaches are real.

The Stranger

New in town, knows nothing, asks the questions that unravel everything. Worn for investigations and first meetings.

The Friend

Warm, loyal, unguarded — the mask fans trust most, which is exactly why the trickster wears it least.

The Mirror

Reflects whoever’s talking: their phrases, their posture, their pride. Worn for the Mirror twist; removed carefully.

The Jester

Loud, physical, shameless. Does the pratfalls so the quiet masks can do the real work.

The Ghost

Barely there — a rumor, a footnote, a cold spot in the story. Worn for exits.

No Mask

The eleventh mask, which claims to be no mask at all. The cruelest joke in the collection — because everyone believes it, including, sometimes, The Liar.

The green room

Between performances the masks rest in the Halfway House’s Green Room. House rule, posted on the door: Do not disturb the Innocent. Nobody knows why. Nobody asks twice.

Which mask is on duty?

Fans debate endlessly. The voice lines page is organized loosely by mask; the stories each name theirs in the margins. The only consensus: if you think you’ve spotted the mask, that’s the mask doing its job.