Imaskari on the surface

[zoroastor]

So, excepting the massive pain in the arse in getting to the surface, would an imaskari be able to pass as human and live freely on the surface without upsetting the RP of the server?

[Vermilion]

Server rules says you can't live freely on the surface. You may be able to pass for a while using bluffs and the disguise skill (illusory magic like Disguise Self is also an option but a risky one) but it should be to attain a specific goal you can't accomplish in Sshamath.

– Surface/UD Travel!
-You can be on the other side, but have some roleplay reason to be there (not just an excuse to grind or PvP). races from the surface and the Underdark, respectively, are not permitted to live on the other side without DM approval. Expeditions to the other side have a clear set start and end period for a particular objective with the character returning to it's home setting after the period is over. Stating that you are there to defeat such and such creature, or to test your skill is not a valid RP reason, that is grinding. We also do not consider general exploration, or Drow raids on the surface as a valid RP reason, although such can be fodder for DM moderated events. Please PM the team regarding this.

Valid RP reasons outside of the above are defined widely and do not require prior DM approval. Examples include meeting another PC to trade, or to RP over religion, or to establish contacts with another guild. We would ask however that you are able to state your reasons when a DM asks and abide by any decision that is made. Please note that it is not valid to grind once the reasons for travelling to the surface or Underdark are complete. Stating that you are meeting a PC in Sshamath to acquire via trade rare and valuable items is a valid reason but grinding afterwards with your trading partner is still grinding. Both surface and Underdark races are permitted on Upperdark maps and full RP outs are required to initiate PvP (no KOS on Upperdark maps). If slain in PvP on the "other" side you may be issued a permastrike as a result.

We also ask that players are respectful of the setting given the leniency of these rules. On the surface NPCs should be regarded as universally hostile to Underdark PCs and so maps with NPCs should be avoided where possible without DM supervision. In the Underdark, the peculiarities of Sshamath's lore should be respected and the Underdark itself should be considered a dangerous and hostile place. While we wish to facilitate roleplay between surface and Underdark we do not want to erode the setting and so may intervene in RP that is immersion breaking.

[K'yon Oblodra]

Would an Imaskari be easily recognizable as such?

Only seem them in UD where the light is always a bit strange.

[flipside43]

You will need DM approval. You should write to them with your character ideas. Hypothetically I would say yes, at least in some places, they should be able to pass as surface human with the right cover story and preparations.

[zoroastor]

The thing is, Imaskari, are simply pale humans. In the lore, though they are reclusive, they are also known to travel occasionally to the surface, and a Wizard seeking new and great experiments, I could see such a character going to the surface for more details... While not settling, I could see them doing it, while hiding as simply a sun-shy human...

[flipside43]

I understand what you are saying but NPC reaction is the realm of the DMs. So you will need to contact them. The rules are pretty clear for UD/Surface interaction.

[Vermilion]

From the 3.5ed Underdark sourcebook, available online here: http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp? ... /20031003b

Physical Description: A deep Imaskari appears mostly human. Her skin looks pale and stonelike, as if expertly sculpted from the finest veined marble, though it is as soft as human skin to the touch. (This stonelike appearance is a remnant of the magical alteration that all the Imaskari underwent to survive in Deep Imaskar.) Otherwise, a deep Imaskari is tall and slender -- a typical male stands between 5-3/4 and 6 feet in height and weighs around 160 pounds, and a female is about half a foot shorter and 40 pounds lighter.

Deep Imaskari typically wear elaborate greatcoats, under which they sport elegant black shirts, trousers, and boots. They delight in dark rings, especially magic ones.

Here are some veined marble kitchen counter-tops, for reference. (The things I google...)



That said, given the secrecy of Deep Imaskar, I think it'd be pretty rare for surface-dwellers to even recognise them or even know what a Deep Imaskari might be. Certainly I doubt any of my PCs would assume they know what one even is. Other PCs may not be so ignorant and meta gaming may be your foe here.

[Calodan]

From the 3.5ed Underdark sourcebook, available online here: http://archive.wizards.com/default.asp? ... /20031003b

Physical Description: A deep Imaskari appears mostly human. Her skin looks pale and stonelike, as if expertly sculpted from the finest veined marble, though it is as soft as human skin to the touch. (This stonelike appearance is a remnant of the magical alteration that all the Imaskari underwent to survive in Deep Imaskar.) Otherwise, a deep Imaskari is tall and slender -- a typical male stands between 5-3/4 and 6 feet in height and weighs around 160 pounds, and a female is about half a foot shorter and 40 pounds lighter.

Deep Imaskari typically wear elaborate greatcoats, under which they sport elegant black shirts, trousers, and boots. They delight in dark rings, especially magic ones.

So they are Goths?

[Flasmix]

They're just nonconformists. WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

I also consider them to be created by the Apple company, I call them iMasks.

[Storm Munin]

Could be wrong, but werent Ususi Manaallin the first imaskari ever to gain the surface freely and voluntarily (with her memories of Deep Imaskar intact)?
That would have been in DR 1374.

As server history go however you could barely move at FAI at times without bumping into an Imaskari character a few years back.

UD race rules does indeed apply to the race.


Off Topic:
The language Imaskari should be renamed to Roushoum.

[zoroastor]

Well given the time, I would imagine all player Imaskari have had their memories of Deep Imaskari purged from them anyway, and should be a part of their RP. They are in one sense the ultimate outsider, a character without a home to return to, and looking like easy fodder for the drow. Wondering aimlessly throughout the realms, the adventuring Imaskari can't exactly return to a home they cannot recall now can they?

[K'yon Oblodra]

Is there a time Deep Imaskar actually rises?

[zoroastor]

Yeah in 4E they have a whole surface empire. As I recall from the 2e books, they do send out adventurers, but they all have their minds scrubbed of how to get to deep Imaskar, I assume they have some kind of magic phone home setup. But in essence, all Deep Imaskari who leave are in the server's timeline exiles, hence why I wonder if they would truly have an issue on the surface, as far as a Deep Imaskari is concerned, even the underdark inhabitants would be upworlders...