Helmet

A helmet, or helm, was a piece of armor used for defending the head and face of the wearer. They were used all around Toril and could also be used as martial weapons.

Description
Helmets came in all shapes and sizes, and could be magically enchanted. There were several distinct types of helmets and they were an essential part of most heavy armor. Many could be separated into two categories, closed-faced and open-faced, which referred to how much visibility they offered the wearer in place of protection.

As a Weapon
As well as the standard usage of a helmet, to protect the head, they were often used for attacking, mainly by dwarves. Bruenor Battlehammer wore a one-horned helmet, and Ivan Bouldershoulder used a helmet with stag horns attached. Both of them used it to headbutt their foes to push them away, or for raw damage.
 * Horned helmet: A standard helmet with bull's horns attached. It dealt high damage when charging a foe with it.
 * Spiked helmet: A helmet with a single large spike protruding out of the front. It also dealt high damage when charging a foe. It was less costly than a horned helmet.

Types of Helmets

 * Barbute, a type of visorless handsome and functionally effective helmets from the Blade Kingdoms. Usually made of white steel and sometimes covered with decorative wine-colored dark cloth. Most commonly worn by hippogriff riders and city guards of Sumbria.
 * Great helm, a type of helmet that covered the entirety of its wearer's head.
 * Skullcap, a type of helmet that was worn much like a beret or bonnet and only protected the top of the wearer's head.

Notable Helmets

 * Helm of Spiders
 * Helm of Disguise
 * Helm of reflection
 * Night Helm
 * Pegasus helm of Kloeth Ironstar
 * Thieving helmet

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Fanged Crown
 * Video Games
 * Icewind Dale series • Baldur's Gate series