Snake charm

A snake charm is an item that is used in the two quests, The Feud and Ratcatchers, and in the minigame Pyramid Plunder. Players obtain this item along with a snake basket by putting two coins into the Ali the Snake Charmer's coin pouch. He can be found in Pollnivneach, near the bar.

If you already have a snake charm in your inventory or your bank (such as from a previous quest) when speaking to Ali, he will make note of this, and thus will not provide you with another one.

In The Feud, players use it to lure a snake into a basket used for a poison. During Ratcatchers, they use it to charm rats into the sea, in a homage to the Pied Piper.

In the Pyramid Plunder minigame, players have the option to use the charm to distract snakes while they loot the pots in each room. To do this, players must first search an urn for a snake. Once a snake appears, use the snake charm on the urn, and you will play a quick song to distract the snake, allowing you to loot the urn.

The snake charm is one of five items that allow you to compose your own music, the other items being the piano found in the manor during the Misthalin Mystery quest, the piano in the Witch's house, the clan hall piano, and the Shell collection. By playing it, a menu opens up that allows you to pick how many holes you want to hold down for each note, allowing you to string brief tunes together.

• After completion of Ratcatchers, if you attempt to play the tune that charmed the rats again, your character comments that they don't think they should do that here.