[@Mesonyx]

Hey! Hoods and masks were their version of a balaclava. It's fawkin' cold out there! Plus, nothing worse than getting goblin blood in your mouth. Yuck!

Makes for a hell of a training tool, too. I've always held medieval face masks akin to something like this in modern days: 

[Hider=THE BANE MASK!][img]http://www.dunhamssports.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0706277410005-elevation-training-mask-action.jpg[/img][/hider]