Your character entry works very well and yes the hat is interchangeable for a mask.

*Manfred's reaction*
"I say that is a rather nice mask you got there chap by chance are you undead too?"

well, i will make an intro post.
But so far, all the chars have recieved a letter bearing the seal of a master, and have been told to meet up in some dark alleyway (and you dont wanna disapoint a master ), but the rest will be explained when the intro post gets made.

We have an additional query.

Are we permitted to bear firearms on the start?
I do fancy my char. with a piece

i would say any thing of worth is a bit high tier atm, and as a con man you wouldn't just exchange your velvet gloves or hat for an emergency blunderbuss right?

So far everyone's character is shady as fuck and I love it

Well it fits perfectly into the world

It shall hence forth be known as shady as fuck land London edition.

I.E Fallen Lodon
a city wreathed in eternal night, where devils (hell had a revolution, so now all deamons are devils) literally walk the streets.

And Manfred wants to turn into the darkness because he feels it would be more interesting than being some undead bloke that can't even die right.