Helm of Courage

The Helm of Monitor

The Helm of Courage (also called the Helm of Monitor) is an artifact revered by the people of Serpent Isle's Monitor. It appears in Ultima VII Part Two.

Description

The Helm of Courage's origins are not precisely known, but the earliest Monitorian accounts of the item name it as the sacred property of the dread goblin king Gurnordir. He is said to have used the power of the helm, which was imbued with the principle for which it is named, to amass the goblin horde that almost conquered Monitor in antiquity. When Gurnordir was killed, Monitor claimed the helm as its own, and it was thereafter renamed the "Helm of Monitor" and given to the city's Champion Knights to wear as an emblem of their station.

At the time of the Avatar's landfall on Serpent Isle, the Monitorians had recently lost possession of the Helm, which had been seized from the city's Knight Champion, Astrid, when she was slain in the midst of a goblin ambush. In the course of the hero's adventures, the Avatar would eventually reclaim the Helm, retrieving it from the slain goblin chief Pomdirgun. The artifact, along with the Crystal Rose of Love and the Mirror of Truth, would later prove crucial in traversing the mysterious Dream Realm and combating the mad Rabindrinath.

Lore

“	Dost thou have the protection of Courage to face thy dreams? Can thine helm face the power and kiss the lips of sweet death? – from Rabindrinath (Ultima VII Part Two)

See Also

• Ultima VII Part Two Armour Values

References

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Armour

Basic Armour	Cloth armour ☥ Leather armour ☥ Ring mail ☥ Scale armour ☥ Chain armour ☥ Bone armor ☥ Plate armour ☥ Blackrock armor
Enhanced Armour	Magic armour ☥ Anachronistic armour ☥ Exotic Armour ☥ Mystic Armour ☥ Leather Vest of Flameproof ☥ Artifact armor
Other Armour	Armour in Martian Dreams ☥ Primitive armour ☥ Antique armour ☥ Armour of Beauty ☥ Winter gear ☥ Wyrmguard armor ☥ Pirate outfit ☥ Avatar armor
Head Protection	Helmets ☥ Viking helm ☥ Spiked helm ☥ Helm of Courage ☥ Caddellite helm ☥ Cap of Missile Protection ☥ Cowl of Valor ☥ Helm of Light ☥ Living toupee
Shields	Shields ☥ Shield of Monitor ☥ Shield of Valor ☥ Magic shield ☥ Jeweled shield ☥ Dupre's shield ☥ Mage shield ☥ Kiran shield ☥ Serpent Isle shields
Legs and Arms Protection	Swamp boots ☥ Boots of Bouncing ☥ Dragonskin boots ☥ Leather Leggings of Stealth ☥ Greaves ☥ Stocking ☥ Gauntlets of Missile Protection ☥ Gauntlets of Quickness
Other Items	Kidney belt ☥ Loriel's Gift ☥ Spiked collar ☥ Serpent artifacts ☥ Ring of Protection