Eternal Mask Rules Questions

[Michael Summers]

Cards in Question;

The Eternal Mask [LotN:C]
Cardtype: Action
Cost: 1 blood
Discipline: Serpentis
+1 stealth action.
[ser] (D) Bleed at +1 bleed.
[SER] Put this card on this vampire and move a unique vampire from any
ash heap to your ready region with any amount of blood from this
acting vampire. The minion with this card cannot take actions, block,
play reaction cards or vote. You may burn this card and the chosen
vampire during any untap phase.

Banishment [DS:U2, FN:PS, CE:PTo/PV, KMW:PAn2, LoB:PG]
Cardtype: Political Action
Choose a younger ready vampire. Successful referendum means that the
chosen vampire is moved to the uncontrolled region (breaking any
temporary control effects). The vampire is uncontrolled. Any cards and
counters on that vampire stay with him or her (but they are out of
play as long as the vampire remains uncontrolled).

If Vampire A targets a burned Vampire B with The Eternal Mask, and
then Vampire A is Banished, does anything happen to Vampire B? The
card that is allowing Vampire B to exist would be out of play, but
since it was not burned per card text, nothing would happen to Vampire
B?

Also, If Vampire A targets a burned Vampire B with The Eternal Mask,
and Vampire B is banished and moved to the uncontrolled region, would
one be able to voluntarily burn The Eternal Mask without burning
Vampire B, and then move Vampire B into the ready region with no
penalty?

Thank you

[LSJ]

Michael Summers wrote:
> If Vampire A targets a burned Vampire B with The Eternal Mask, and
> then Vampire A is Banished, does anything happen to Vampire B? The
> card that is allowing Vampire B to exist would be out of play, but
> since it was not burned per card text, nothing would happen to Vampire
> B?

Correct.

> Also, If Vampire A targets a burned Vampire B with The Eternal Mask,
> and Vampire B is banished and moved to the uncontrolled region, would
> one be able to voluntarily burn The Eternal Mask without burning
> Vampire B, and then move Vampire B into the ready region with no
> penalty?

No. The effect to burn the Eternal Mask given in Eternal Mask's card text
targets the chosen vampire as well. It cannot be used if that target isn't in
the game.