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Overview
The Helms is a Hostile faction based in Crimson Desert. The most vicious tribe in the Crimson Desert. The entire tribe operates as a single bandit gang. Unlike other bandits, who mainly operate in the desert, they use their numbers to attack even Demeniss and Delesyia. Using the supplies and technology they have stolen, they are building massive war machines.
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HostileThe Most Vicious Desert Tribe
The Helms are called out specifically as the most vicious tribe in the Crimson Desert. They operate as a bandit group that, unlike the other hostile desert factions, is willing to strike even against Demeniss caravans. Their workshops turn stolen supplies and technology into massive war machines. Their home base is the settlement of Helmara, whose workshop and sandcrawler production lines are the centerpiece of the faction quest Flame of Helmara.
In combat, the Helms overlap with the desert tank boss Desert Marauder Rusten, who is a recurring field boss used by desert raiders to escort supply lines. Completing Flame of Helmara involves destroying the Helms' Helmara workshop, cutting off the bandits' war-machine output.
Related Articles
Crimson Desert - the region the Helms dominate.
Desert Marauder Rusten - related desert tank boss.
Sandfang Marauders - rival goblin-led desert bandits.
Goldenscale Bandits - iguana-riding desert raiders.
Reputation and Rewards
Hostile factions sit below Neutral in the game's five-tier reputation ladder, which runs War, Hostile, Neutral, Friendly, and Alliance. Groups at War or Hostile attack on sight and impose reputation penalties for entering their territory, which means the usual way to interact with this faction is through combat, bounty hunting, and the clear-the-stronghold style of faction quest. Reputation can still shift if the player completes specific story objectives that strike at the faction's leadership or disrupt their operations.
Faction System Notes
Crimson Desert tracks approximately 110 factions in total across the continent of Pywel, split across four classification types: Core, Hostile, Religious, and Other. Contribution XP from completing faction quests feeds into standing with the issuing faction and, in several regions, into a shared regional reputation such as Demenissian Contribution or Pailunese Contribution. Progress is tracked on the reputation panel in the player menu, and reaching Alliance with a faction typically unlocks a named reward set that can include armor, weapons, mounts, or cosmetics such as the Pirate King Hat earned through Vellua Fishermen's Guild content.
For a complete cross-reference to every faction in the game, see the Factions overview page and the Faction Quests hub.
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For a complete list of all factions in Crimson Desert, see the Factions overview page.