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*The talisman design is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ouroboros|Ouroboros]].
*The talisman design is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ouroboros|Ouroboros]].
*This item's description references a lyric of the song "[[tmbw:I Palindrome I|I Palindrome I]]" by [[Wikipedia:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]]: "And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side, I Palindrome I (Man O Nam)." The item name simply extends the "Man o Nam" (to "Talis''man o' Nam''").
*This item's description references a lyric of the song "[[tmbw:I Palindrome I|I Palindrome I]]" by [[Wikipedia:They Might Be Giants|They Might Be Giants]]: "And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side, I Palindrome I (Man O Nam)." The item name simply extends the "Man o Nam" (to "Talis''man o' Nam''").
*If you extend the name of the "Talisman o' Nam" to become a palindrome you get the word [[Wikipedia:Silat|''Silat'']], a name for a type of martial arts. Martial arts is all about fighting, and what does the Talisman do? But open up an area that's all about fighting.
*The item's name also references the [[Wikipedia:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]], which was often shortened down to 'Nam. The [[Wikipedia:United States Army Special Forces|Army Special Forces]] veterans were also pejoratively called Snake Eaters because they allegedly had to eat snakes in the field to survive.
*The item's name also references the [[Wikipedia:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]], which was often shortened down to 'Nam. The [[Wikipedia:United States Army Special Forces|Army Special Forces]] veterans were also pejoratively called Snake Eaters because they allegedly had to eat snakes in the field to survive.



Revision as of 18:54, 4 July 2010

Talisman o' Namsilat
Talisman o' Namsilat

This unwieldily-named tchotchke resembles a snake head eating the head on the opposite side.

Type: accessory
Mysticality Required: 25
Cannot be traded or discarded
Quest Item

All Attributes +3


NOTE: You may not equip more than one of these at a time.


(In-game plural: Talismen o' Nemsilat)
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Item number: 486
Description ID: 898684465
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Recipe

snakehead charrrm snakehead charrrm
Talisman o' Nam

Notes

References

  • The talisman design is a reference to Ouroboros.
  • This item's description references a lyric of the song "I Palindrome I" by They Might Be Giants: "And I am a snake head eating the head on the opposite side, I Palindrome I (Man O Nam)." The item name simply extends the "Man o Nam" (to "Talisman o' Nam").
  • The item's name also references the Vietnam War, which was often shortened down to 'Nam. The Army Special Forces veterans were also pejoratively called Snake Eaters because they allegedly had to eat snakes in the field to survive.

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