Item from baldurs-gate-3 by Larian Studios
The legendary helm of the city's founder — a man who became a Mind Flayer called the Emperor, making the helm a relic of a hero who no longer exists in any recognizable form.
The Helm of Balduran is mechanically excellent — critical hit immunity, healing on successful saves, and enough armor class to make any frontliner significantly harder to kill. But its narrative weight comes from its origin. Balduran founded the city that bears his name. He was a legendary explorer, a hero, a symbol of civilization on the Sword Coast. Then he was infected by a Mind Flayer tadpole and became the Emperor — the same Mind Flayer who lives in your Astral Prism, advises you, manipulates you, and may or may not be trustworthy. The helm is a monument to someone who doesn't exist anymore, worn by an adventurer who might share his fate. It's BG3's darkest piece of dramatic irony sitting on your head.
Also known as: Helm of Balduran, Balduran's Helm, The Helm