Aside from its name: the Kurashinpi, and the way it absorbs mana, Ned doesn't have any idea how the mask works. He couldn't use the Inspect skill. Since, as ICE has figured, Kurashinpi's Grade was way above the level of Inspect, and way above the level of his cloak. And the materials used were unknown, at the moment.
It has been two days after Ned fought Thirteen, a member of Ghostblood, and precisely two days that he has not seen Sasani, or Twali, or the people below Forgotten Pint. Ned was only served food in his room, all but the same roasted meat.
