a while ago i learned a fun trick with the mimic ashes a while ago and had a little fun with it!
Apparently if you give your mimic the Furled Finger's Trick-Mirror it will look like an actual player and not a spirit. So i dressed myself up in Gideon’s finery with the metioned talisman slotted, and then summoned it, then swapped back into my usual gear.
It was like Gideon was with me all through Linuria.
I have officially abandoned my moonveil for rivers of blood now that my arcane is at 50. IDK what the fuck my build is but I got rivers of blood, starscourge greatsword, and i am contemplating using a single handed strike weapon just for shits an giggles.