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    |Box title = Witch Talisman
    |name = Witch Talisman
    |image = [[File:WitchTalismanICO.png|60px]]
    |image = MediEvil2019-Inventory-WitchTalismanICO.png
    |Row 1 title = Found in:
    |requirement = [[Club]]
    |Row 1 info = [[Cemetery Hill]]
    |icon = [[File:MediEvil1998-Inventory-WitchTalismanICO.png]] [[File:MediEvilResurrection-Inventory-WitchesTalismanICO.PNG]]
    |Row 2 title = Used in:
    |flavour = The perfect gift for that special witchy someone.
    |Row 2 info = [[The Pumpkin Serpent]] <br> [[The Enchanted Earth]]
    |type = Item / Artifact
    |Row 3 title = Appears in:
    |location = [[Cemetery Hill]] ([[Cemetery Hill (MediEvil: Resurrection)|PSP]])
    |Row 3 info = [[MediEvil]]}}  
    |appearances = {{Icon|Med}} ''[[MediEvil (1998)]]''<br>{{Icon|Resurrection}} ''[[MediEvil: Resurrection]]''<br>{{Icon|MedPS4}} ''[[MediEvil (2019)]]''
    The '''Witch Talisman''' is an item found in [[MediEvil]].
    |use = [[The Pumpkin Serpent]] ([[Pumpkin Gorge (MediEvil: Resurrection)|PSP]])<br> [[The Enchanted Earth]] ([[Enchanted Forest|PSP]])}}{{Trophies|
    ==Description and usage==
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    [[File:Witch_talisman.png|70px|left]] The Talisman can be found within the witches coven in [[Cemetery Hill]]. It is used in areas with cauldrons to summon [[:Category:Witches|witches]].  
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    {{Trophy/MediEvil|Witches' Familiar}}
    [[Category:Dan's inventory]]
    }}{{Quote|Witches have been known to offer help to the questing adventurer, yet they are a reclusive people and have to be summoned by the aid of mystic Charms or Talismans.|Excerpt from [[Books in MediEvil|A GUIDE TO COVENS - for Witches and Witchcraft enthusiasts]].}}
    [[Category:MediEvil inventory]]
    The '''Witch Talisman''', also known as the '''Witches' Talisman''', was a special item that could be used to summon Witches. Due to the territorial nature of Witches, it was most effective in areas with signs of their previous activity.
    [[Category:Other items (MediEvil)]]
    ==History==
    In 1386, [[Sir Daniel Fortesque]] found the Witch Talisman in the abandoned witches' coven under [[Cemetery Hill]]. He used it to summon the [[Forest Witch]] and the [[Pumpkin Witch]].
    ==Characteristics==
    ===Appearance===
    The talisman took the form of a circle intersected with a [[wikipedia:Pentagram|pentagram]].
    ==Gameplay==
    ===Overview===
    {{Q|The Witch Talisman is a great way to get a hold of busy witches. Those witches and their schedules... always going this way and that at every witching hour!|Loading screen hint.}}
    The Witch Talisman can be found within the abandoned witches' coven under [[Cemetery Hill]]. It is used in areas with cauldrons to summon witches. It is necessary to collect the Witch Talisman to complete the game, at least without abusing glitches.
     
    The Club is needed to get to the Talisman; first, Dan has to destroy boulders blocking entry into the coven, and then he has to use the Club to light the brazier in the middle of the room with locked gates.
     
    ===''MediEvil: Resurrection''===
    {{Quote|A witch's talisman! use{{sic}} near a bubbling cauldron to summon a witchy!|An alleged comment by [[Al-Zalam]].}}
    ====RELICS AND ARTIFACTS book entry====
    {{Q|This sought after pentagonal relic offers up a unique and convenient way to summon a witch.  The owner will no longer need to perform an animal sacrifice or utilise a loud hailer to secure an immediate appointment with a crone. They can simply present this talisman at the nearest bubbling cauldron, and hey presto; a hag will appear!}}
    ==Behind the scenes==
    ===Development===
    ====''MediEvil (1998 original)''====
    The Witch Talisman was a later addition to the [[MediEvil (1998)|game]] as it did not exist in early versions like the ''[[MediEvil Rolling Demo]]'' or the ''[[MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha]]''.
    ===In real life===
    According to Wiktionary, a '''[[wiktionary:talisman|talisman]]''' is "a magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s)."
    ==Gallery==
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    ==In other languages==
    ===''MediEvil''===
    {{OtherLanguages
    |ar=تعويذة ظل الساحرة
    |arR=taewidhat zili alsaahira
    |arM=Witch's Shadow Spell
    |bg=Вещерски талисман
    |bgR=Veshterski talisman
    |cz=Čarodějný talisman
    |czM=Magic Talisman
    |da=Heksetalisman
    |de=Hexentalisman
    |el=Το Φυλαχτό της Μάγισσας
    |elR=To Fylachtó tis Mágissas
    |elM=The Witch's Talisman
    |es=Talismán de las brujas
    |esM=Witches' Talisman
    |esMX=Talismán embrujado
    |esMXM=Bewitched Talisman
    |fi=Noitatalismaani
    |fiM=My Witch Talisman
    |fr=Talisman sorcier
    |frM=Wizard Talisman
    |hr=Vještičji talisman
    |hrM=Witch's Talisman
    |hu=Boszorkánytalizmán
    |it=Talismano delle Streghe
    |itM=Witches Talisman
    |ja=魔女の紋章
    |jaR=Majo no monshō
    |jaM=Witch Crest
    |nl=Heksentalisman
    |no=Heksetalisman
    |pl=Talizman wiedźmy
    |pt=Talismã das Bruxas
    |ptM=Witches' Talisman
    |ptBR=Talismã da Bruxa
    |ptBRM=Witch's Talisman
    |ro=Talismanul Vrăjitoarei
    |roM=The Witch's Talisman
    |ru=Ведьминский талисман
    |ruR=Ved'minskiy talisman
    |sv=Häxtalismanen
    |tr=Cadı Tılsımı
    }}
    ===''MediEvil: Resurrection''===
    {{OtherLanguages
    |fr=Talisman de sorcière
    |frM=Witch's Talisman
    |de=Hexentalisman
    |deM=Witch Talisman
    |es=Talismán embrujado
    |esM=Bewitched Talisman
    |it=Talismano della strega
    |itM=Witch's Talisman
    }}
     
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    Latest revision as of 21:35, 22 February 2024

    Witch Talisman
    MediEvil2019-Inventory-WitchTalismanICO.png
    Icon MediEvil1998-Inventory-WitchTalismanICO.png MediEvilResurrection-Inventory-WitchesTalismanICO.PNG
    Flavour text The perfect gift for that special witchy someone.
    Type Item / Artifact
    Requirement(s) Club
    Found in Cemetery Hill (PSP)
    Used in The Pumpkin Serpent (PSP)
    The Enchanted Earth (PSP)
    Appears in MediEvil MediEvil (1998)
    MediEvil: Resurrection MediEvil: Resurrection
    MediEvil 2019 icon.png MediEvil (2019)
    Trophies
    MediEvil
    Witches' Familiar Witches' Familiar
    Collect the Witch Talisman and complete both witch quests.
    "Witches have been known to offer help to the questing adventurer, yet they are a reclusive people and have to be summoned by the aid of mystic Charms or Talismans."
    ― Excerpt from A GUIDE TO COVENS - for Witches and Witchcraft enthusiasts.

    The Witch Talisman, also known as the Witches' Talisman, was a special item that could be used to summon Witches. Due to the territorial nature of Witches, it was most effective in areas with signs of their previous activity.

    History

    In 1386, Sir Daniel Fortesque found the Witch Talisman in the abandoned witches' coven under Cemetery Hill. He used it to summon the Forest Witch and the Pumpkin Witch.

    Characteristics

    Appearance

    The talisman took the form of a circle intersected with a pentagram.

    Gameplay

    Overview

    "The Witch Talisman is a great way to get a hold of busy witches. Those witches and their schedules... always going this way and that at every witching hour!"
    ― Loading screen hint.

    The Witch Talisman can be found within the abandoned witches' coven under Cemetery Hill. It is used in areas with cauldrons to summon witches. It is necessary to collect the Witch Talisman to complete the game, at least without abusing glitches.

    The Club is needed to get to the Talisman; first, Dan has to destroy boulders blocking entry into the coven, and then he has to use the Club to light the brazier in the middle of the room with locked gates.

    MediEvil: Resurrection

    "A witch's talisman! use[sic] near a bubbling cauldron to summon a witchy!"
    ― An alleged comment by Al-Zalam.

    RELICS AND ARTIFACTS book entry

    "This sought after pentagonal relic offers up a unique and convenient way to summon a witch. The owner will no longer need to perform an animal sacrifice or utilise a loud hailer to secure an immediate appointment with a crone. They can simply present this talisman at the nearest bubbling cauldron, and hey presto; a hag will appear!"

    Behind the scenes

    Development

    MediEvil (1998 original)

    The Witch Talisman was a later addition to the game as it did not exist in early versions like the MediEvil Rolling Demo or the MediEvil ECTS Pre-Alpha.

    In real life

    According to Wiktionary, a talisman is "a magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s)."

    Gallery

    In other languages

    MediEvil

    Language Name Meaning
    Arabic تعويذة ظل الساحرة
    taewidhat zili alsaahira
    Witch's Shadow Spell
    Bulgarian Вещерски талисман
    Veshterski talisman
    -
    Croatian Vještičji talisman Witch's Talisman
    Czech Čarodějný talisman Magic Talisman
    Danish Heksetalisman -
    Dutch Heksentalisman -
    Finnish Noitatalismaani My Witch Talisman
    French (France) Talisman sorcier Wizard Talisman
    German Hexentalisman -
    Greek Το Φυλαχτό της Μάγισσας
    To Fylachtó tis Mágissas
    The Witch's Talisman
    Hungarian Boszorkánytalizmán -
    Italian Talismano delle Streghe Witches Talisman
    Japanese 魔女の紋章
    Majo no monshō
    Witch Crest
    Norwegian Heksetalisman -
    Polish Talizman wiedźmy -
    Portuguese (Brazil) Talismã da Bruxa Witch's Talisman
    Portuguese (Portugal) Talismã das Bruxas Witches' Talisman
    Romanian Talismanul Vrăjitoarei The Witch's Talisman
    Russian Ведьминский талисман
    Ved'minskiy talisman
    -
    Spanish (LatAm) Talismán embrujado Bewitched Talisman
    Spanish (Spain) Talismán de las brujas Witches' Talisman
    Swedish Häxtalismanen -
    Turkish Cadı Tılsımı -

    MediEvil: Resurrection

    Language Name Meaning
    French (France) Talisman de sorcière Witch's Talisman
    German Hexentalisman Witch Talisman
    Italian Talismano della strega Witch's Talisman
    Spanish (Spain) Talismán embrujado Bewitched Talisman

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