Utility Relics

Archivist Gem

Archivist Gems are relic-class Mindshards that are surgically implanted into the forehead as a direct interface to the brain. The process requires Sutra, Goddess of the Weave, to perform the surgery. These gems are granted to Archivists soon after being Anointed, though some have also been traded to the Astralei. Once implanted, the Archivist Gem synchronizes with the user's mind, granting them significantly heightened mental prowess, speed of thought, and psychic ability.

Maiden Choker

Maiden Chokers are relic-class lace chokers created by Sutra exclusively for Maidens as part of their iconic image. A Maiden can smoothly amplify her voice to address an audience without shouting or direct it more clearly toward a specific listener for discretion. The choker augments the Maiden's voice, resonance, accent, breathing, and vocal mannerisms with supernatural beauty, compounding particularly well when speaking Idyllic. Maiden Chokers are never sold or granted to regular users. Unknown to the public, they also collect the Flux their wearers produce on Adonis's behalf.

Ancient Relics

Aedron, the God of Crafting, did not create war relics prior to the Demonic Invasion. Once war relics became critical to survival, his focus shifted, but that was not his original priority. Instead, he spent most of his time creating relics that would serve his personal or economic interests, or which were suitable for trading favors with other Gods and civilizations. These are now known as the ancient relics. Many ancient relics are said to have been lost during the invasion, and some are suspected to be in the hands of the demonic forces. Unlike the modern war relics, ancient relics were not designed with any sort of resistance to demonic use. Some of the ancient relics are publicly known and possess legendary status, though mostly belong to Aedron and the Dwarves.

Vials of Renewal

These vials absorb latent Prana from the environment, pooling into a liquid healing potion over time. The first two vials were created for Amara, Goddess of Compassion, due to the enhanced amount of Prana that generates within a close proximity to her. The vials' contents are often used in major healing practices, or to supplement the production of certain alchemical goods. Amara's Shepherds have been known to produce baked goods using the contents, granting special potency.

Scrying Orb

The Scrying Orb allows the holder to explore the world, moving one's visual point of reference at roughly the speed of thought. It can reveal any location the owner seeks, barring any magical interference, as long as there is a sufficient presence of Prana. Since the arrival of the demonic forces, its range has been significantly limited. It can no longer penetrate outside of the boundaries of Endros due to the absence of sufficient Prana.

Stoneheart Kilns

These kilns, of which there are a few notable ones throughout the Dwarven colonies, transform raw materials into extremely durable alchemical variants. Most notably, these function well with clay, ceramics, certain composites, and powdered materials. The result is extremely high-quality, practically indestructible construction materials that can automate away some of the complex artificing magics of master Dwarves.

Artisan Rings

Artisan Rings allow the wearer to deeply strengthen the understanding of nearly any craft they attempt. It promotes and instills artificing knowledge that enables the wearer to learn much faster. These five rings are worn by promising artificing students known as the Ringbearers; a great honor and title within the Dwarven colonies. Ringbearers are considered prodigal students, typically advancing in skill throughout their careers to become master artificers that work directly with Aedron.

Worldtongue Codex

Originally created for Concordia, Goddess of Pacts, this codex radically enhanced one's ability to learn the languages of the world as they existed at the time of its creation. Through its magic, fluency could be acquired in roughly a week's time, and conversational speech in half that duration. This relic is now in the restricted section of the Arcanus Library, under the protection and ownership of Lexica and the Archivist's Guild. While the codex once served as a powerful tool for diplomacy between nations, it is now considered more of a historical relic. It can be used to learn extremely ancient tongues, including the original language of the Gods.

Starglass Furnaces

Two of these furnaces were created. The first was for the Astralei, but Aedron liked the results and produced a second for his workshop. These furnaces help to support very specific glass molds and transform them into extremely durable alchemical variants. The result is extremely high-quality, much stronger glass, which can automate away some of the complex artificing magics of master Dwarves.

Waycarvers

Waycarvers are elegant druid staffs that, while intent is held, persistently create a large path for the user at the pace of a slow walk. They flatten uneven terrain, cut and trim brush, pull weeds, draw heavier pebbles and rocks through to the path, and lightly raise the path over its surroundings. The adjustments performed tend to be environmentally friendly, and will encourage more optimal soil fertilization and draining. Though they don't create a full road, they provide a foundation and first pass that makes one much easier to create. Many Waycarvers were lost to fallen nations, but the Elves are known to possess at least two of them.

Paired Grimoires

These Grimoires allow the users to exchange messages across a great distance to their paired companion, presumably across all of Gaia. What is written in one appears mirrored in the other. The Grimoire itself can absorb and generate ink at a whim, allowing it to return to an empty state as needed. At least a dozen Paired Grimoires were created before the demonic invasion. Despite not being intended as a war relic, these Grimoires provided an overwhelming strategic advantage for supply chains and warfare in historic times. Though their value has been significantly diminished from the arrival of Mindscape technology, the few that exist today are nevertheless very useful.

Most of the Paired Grimoires were lost during the demonic invasion. The Archivist's Guild possesses at least three working Grimoires, likely each paired with some other major alliance. One pair is known to be in use by the Titan forces. The remaining companions are not publicly known.

Crystalline Prism

Crystalline Prisms are small cubes that transmute minerals, purify them, and transform them into perfect crystalline structures that are optimal for alchemical use. These cubes are owned and used by Dwarven artificers in Onyx, and have been in operation for over a millennium. Though the process is very slow, its production is extremely valuable, and the gemstones produced are often used in magical artifacts.

Deepcask

The Deepcask is the colloquial term for a more comprehensive set of relics that collectively distill and produce a magical brew known as Manaheart Reserve. The process still requires powerful alchemists, but the brew would be impossible without the relic-class magic of the Deepcask. Manaheart Reserve is bliss in a bottle, and puts the drinker's mind into a state of near-perfection. Whatever the drinker is trying to achieve, the brew ensures they're operating at nearly maximum mental capacity for the duration of its effect.

Aedron designed the brew to empower his most elite craftsmen, while also being so divine that it incentivized everyone in his colony to improve beyond measure in order to earn it. It took several decades to complete, and the only one that exists is in Onyx, operating under Aedron's authority. The brew is almost entirely exclusive to his master craftsmen and the Dwarven elite that have earned it. Even small amounts are only exported in very rare circumstances, and only at Aedron's discretion.

Sevenfold Mask

The Sevenfold Mask is a relic that can be placed over a user's face, connecting to and blending in as though nothing were present. The mask allows the wearer to physically shapeshift into one of seven different characters. This effect includes the full appearance, body shape, voice, physical attributes, and all other aspects and cosmetics of the new body. The options include: Merfolk, Orc, Human, Kobold, Dwarf, Felaris (Softclaw), and Lupin (Vargan).

The mask is currently in the possession of the Bardic College. Each of the seven characters is a well-known, recurring character, often portrayed in movies and plays. As a result, each represents a famous fictional character that is widely known by the public; though the stories told have shifted through the years as various races have fluctuated in influence or opinion. It is rumored that other masks of this nature may exist, but there is no additional public information about it.

Sculptor's Chisel

This chisel allows the user to rapidly shape and work even the most dense, heavy stone as if it were soft clay, while also ensuring extreme precision that follows the user's actual intent. There are at least five of these chisels within Endros, all currently in possession by Dwarven craftsmen.

River Totem

The River Totem is a 3-foot totem-like statue with a bottom stake that can be inserted into the ground. The totem, when attuned to a location, can follow the attuned user's instructions to gently and efficiently redirect the flow of a river or canal over time. This process usually takes a few weeks, persuading water into new beds, levees, and channels so long as the new path will be physically possible. It is ideal for flood prevention, city planning, and large-scale infrastructure projects. The only known River Totem is currently owned by Bedrock Enterprises, but is often contracted out to other Dwarven Corporations based on need.

Sutra's Loom

Sutra's Loom is the relic at the heart of her workshop, where raw Starweave becomes the relic-grade cloth used in Regalia, Adaptive Armor, Silkbinders, and her other garment relics. Her enchantments are recursive patterns woven into the fibers themselves, and the Loom holds those patterns in place across thousands of threads at once. It also preserves every pattern she has set on it, letting her reshape existing Regalia in minutes.

Aedron's Prototype Vehicles

Before the Demonic Invasion, Aedron built many experimental vehicles: enchanted ships that could outpace any sailing vessel, early submarines, self-propelled land carts, a walking tower, and others. He pursued a vessel that could fly, though none had been successful at the time. Most were dismantled for parts or lost during the Calamity, but the lessons learned from them shaped Aedron's later submarines and Skyforge's first Airship.

Surviving prototypes are rare. A few hulls rest in Dwarven vaults as historical curiosities, and the occasional wreck is still discovered along old coastlines. Like all ancient relics, they were never designed to resist demonic use.