Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4057475-20130710075111/@comment-9023591-20141223210452

Vahlok could be the one who bestows masks on new priests when the old ones die, and so he could be the owner of the wooden mask, thus he could open the shrine whenever, to store the masks in a safe location from those who might steal them (this could also be the reason his name means 'Guardian')