Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-85.165.222.20-20130412232319/@comment-124.184.105.113-20130703055850

well, my theory is that the mask was made for a worthy person who would become the leader of the dragonpriests, the other priests were needed to place the masks on their busts to give the new recruit the mask. This supports the theory that he dragon priests are named after their masks. Summerised: The mask Konahrik wanted a worthy person to wear him/her, and was sealed in the sanctuary until the other dragon priests found a suitable person to wear the mask. The the leader would help wage war on the dragonborn and tamriel.( Konahrik is translated to warlord in dov language) The mask didn't find a suitable wearer, the dragonpriests were defeated and their masks placed on the busts releasing the mask and the dragonborn( being the theif that he/she is) stole the mask.