[Belthan]

Just like a comic book superhero, you're basically two different people when you have the cowl on and when you have it off. Your bounty, fame and infamy accumulate separately. Your unmasked identity must have a high bounty, since the guards still come after you when you take off the cowl. The good news is, if you pay the fine or do the time just this once, you should be ok forever as long as you do all you future crimes with the cowl on. The Grey Fox's bounty and infamy will continue to accumulate to ridiculous levels, but your unmasked identity will stay squeaky clean. As soon as you take the mask off you can chat with the guards and get healed in the chapels. Cool thing about the enchantment of the mask making them forget you is that you can basically remove the mask right in front of them and they instantly become friendly again (you might have to yield to them if they've already initiated combat).