Although it is extremely difficult to destroy a Sith Talisman, they can sometimes be damaged. A common form of damage is caused by the unproper construction of the amulet. This can be caused by the use of damaged components during creation, unsterile and disturbed atmosphere upon creation, and perhaps the most common, the incorrect use of binding runes and rituals during the final phase of construction. All binding runes must be hand carved and in perfect symmetry upon the surface of the talisman, or they will not function properly and sometimes not at all. Many times are "dud", or dangerous devices created by unskilled alchemists.
If the binding ritual is performed incorrectly by the Sith Magicians, it can also cause the talisman to be defective. These rituals must be performed in complete harmony for them to acheive their maximum effectiveness. The Magicians must fast for the three days that the rituals are performed, and each ritual must start at the exact same time everyday, once in the morning and once at dusk.
An amulet can also be damaged during a ritual in which more energy is utilized by the amulet than it can possibly handle. This usually occurs when more than one Sith Magicians are focusing their energies on one amulet to complete an operation. This is an effective way to get things done, of course, but one must pay close attention to avoid a catastrophe by placing too much stress on the talisman. If an overload is caused, a "kickback" (described below) may result, causing injury to all involved, and possibly death.
A damaged amulet will not function properly or as effectively, and can sometimes have dangerous side effects. Due that the fact that Sith Amulets channel vast amounts of potent and dangerous Dark Side energies, a damaged amulet may allow some energy to escape during vigorous use. This is called a "kickback" and is extremely dangerous depending upon how much energy is released. Depending upon the amount of damage to the amulet and the intensity of the activity the amulet is involved in, the energy released during the operation will cause an explosion of Dark Side energies, seriously injuring all those within its blast radius with the most damage being taken by the user. In most cases this results in death. All kickbacks will cause even greater damage to be done to the amulet, and it could even result in the talismans destruction.
Amulets containing souls could also cause a kickback should a takeover be initiated by the prisoner soul. If the stress is too much for the talisman's structure to handle, it could result in a kickback, usually with enough force to utterly destroy it and causing the souls within to be lost in limbo forever, as well as injure the user.
