Wooden Mask?

Inside a dimly lit room there sat a man wearing a dark black mask that looked as though it were a piece of unrefined tree bark. The man was wearing a dark black cloak with the image of a basilisk in red on the back of it.

A basilisk is a creature that is known for its ability to turn a living creature into stone, how it does so is unclear as those who get close enough to find out have never come back.

The door to the room opened and a woman walked in wearing a similar styled cloak to the man, except the basilisk image was smaller and on her shoulder rather than her back.

The woman had no mask on her face and upon entering she immediately got down on one knee. "Excuse the intrusion, Master. I have something to report."

The seated man that the woman was addressing nodded and the woman continued.

"The boy, Leofalor. His group have just arrived in Grove village and have begun asking around about 'the masked people' that have been seen in the town."