Skull of Karthyn Delenel (artifact)
This skull belonged to the Aversarian warlord Delenel. Known for his terror campaigns in Opakhasia and Malcois with which he kept the east controlled for his liege Aautokratir Aeschraes during and after the Imperial Civil War (alongside his equally infamous counterpart Demetros Iron-Spike); this skull shows little of the horrifying visage recounted by the few survivors of his massacres.
Delenel was mortally wounded by Legan Isacea of Legio XXI 'Axiaothea' during the Vilnian Assault, though he survived long enough to retreat east to his personal estates. While there, abandoned by his men and his allies, his pupil Gorassos entered under the signs of friendship. The events that transpired are unknown, but what is known is Gorassos would butcher his tutor, taking his head and raping and killing what remained of his family and servants before having the estate torched. The event is commonly believed to have been the moment Gorassos deserted the service of Aeschraes and ruled as an independent warlord.