Talisman fragments can be gained
As of this writing, four different Talisman Fragment colours can be used. They are as follows
Talisman Fragments will be found in the Inventory, Misc. section. The first Fragment of a particular color will become a full Talisman of the colour it is. Once made into a full Talisman, that is when new options and bonuses open up for a player.
First, a Talisman can have a gem 'socketed' into it. These are the Perfect Gems you sometimes see mentioned. To create a Perfect Gem(s), go to Crafting (not your crafting table in the house, but the Crafting entry in your dropdown), put a number of gems in one of the boxes, and click Smoosh. Ignore the jade cost. It costs exactly ZERO jade to create Perfect Gems. The amount of Perfect Gems created is random, but the more Smooshed, the more Perfect Gems are usually produced. Each gem type bestows the bonus in the same way Crafting does with gems.
The chosen gem type gives the player a 1%, per level of the Talisman, bonus to the stat.
Note: Perfect Gems cannot be bought/sold/trade/sent through mail. Sorry to those hoping to make some platinum this way.
Second, a Talisman bestows 1.25% extra experience, per level, given as mentioned above. This bonus is added the same way that experience boosts (personal and guild) are.
What's that you say? Can Talismans have levels? Yes, they can, and do! Each level of a Talisman costs two times as many Talisman Fragments, of the same colour, as the previous level to upgrade. This works out to
Note: There is no level limit, but the same pattern of doubling continues beyond 10.
Finally, Talismans need to be equipped to bestow their bonuses on the player. Simply click the Equip button. Talismans do NOT need or use a jewellery slot, and only one Talisman colour can be equipped at a time.
Now, not everything is pretty pink bows and rainbows with Talismans. I will lay the negatives out for you.
Note: Talismans that are level 1 will NEVER shatter/take damage/break. Note: Talismans WITHOUT a gem will NEVER shatter/take damage/break.