Said by some to be the most powerful
independent wizard of Waterdeep, the old,
seldom seen head of the noble house of
Wands keeps to his twin-towered villa home
much of the time, and is usually silent in
public, although his manners and gestures
are gracious. He is known to have a staff of
the magi and a carpet flying, and to disapprove
of the unrestrained use of magic. He
often directs adventurers to give up the use
of all magic if they cannot govern their use
of it better, or donate it forthwith to any
temple of Mystra. Maskar will train lesser
magic users, but his payment will always be
in the form of a difficult service or task,
such as restoring lost or stolen spell scrolls
to the tomb of a particular mage, or destroying
a lich, or bringing him a rare material
component from halfway across Faerûn. As
a result, he is rarely sought as a tutor by
mages of lesser powers.