Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-4057475-20130710075111/@comment-78.182.67.237-20140501210215

I didn't read the whole screen or didn't played Dragonborn DLC, but I've read all of the replies and this is my idea(s):

1) Vahlok was too powerful so he didn't need a mask.

2) Vahlok HAD a mask, but it broke while fighting Miraak

3) There were ranks between DPs, and his rank wasn't enough to wear a mask.

4) His power was so much that wearing a mask would go over his limits and destroy his body

5) Dragons were afraid of Vahlok betraying them, so they didn't give him a mask.

This is a bit different from others:

6) His mask was the wooden one, which can be only activated when worn by Vahlok. The description says The wooden mask hums with an unfamiliar energy. Others can sense it, but only Vahlok can activate it. I've heard it opens a path to somewhere, maybe that's his secret chamber or he is the leader of DPs, so only he had access to there.