Just looking for some to add to my aura, and strongly malevolent in nature. Something to start a conversation, like if there's a awkward silence I can just go, "Hey, do you want to stare deeply into the talisman?" A necklace would work, but a fist sized stone inscribed with nefarious glyphs is more what I'm looking for. In fact, my preferred talisman will have a wholly good counterpart that is the key to putting an end to my wicked power.
If you see something like that, like, on Amazon or Etsy, let me know.
If your talisman isn't in an egg in a chicken in a chest guarded by firebreathing eels on an island surrounded by a whirlpool filled with sharks with guns for teeth, you're doing bad opsec.
if you end up using an ancient artifact, be sure to check if it's possessed by an entity. I had to exorcise mine because it was it was inhabited by Egyptian dude who would not shut up about card games
Kids these days with their fancy talismans. Back in my day, we just collected the skulls of our enemies and put them on a spike. Nothing beats a good spike.