The Helm of Draesca is a necromantic artefact used by the ruling high kings of the Draesca tribe located in the mountains to the south of Sylvania.
The Draesca tribe dwells near the mines of Oakenhammer, in the mountains to the far south of Sylvania. During each tribal coronation, the new high king will don the Helm of Draesca; an ancient artefact that accelerates the ageing process of its wearer dramatically. Seven years of twilight are granted to the high king before he finally succumbs to undeath altogether. During that time, his every whim is catered for -- the helm grants him great power over the living and the dead alike.[1a]
Each new high king of the Draesca is determined to carve his mark on the mortal world before his tenure has passed, and so the armies of the Draescan high kings go forth into the world every seven-year cycle, their numbers bolstered not only by thousands of the living dead but by the dusty cadavers of every high king to have ever worn the helm.[1a]