Relics

Spread throughout the World of Shiva are devices left behind by the Gods.
== Gates ==
The Gods created an elaborate network of warp gates connecting the important planets of their empire. Once activated, these gates connected two distant points, allowing for near instantaneous travel by means of a subspace dimension of interlacing paths created by the Dragon God, Zedd. Like much of the other technology left behind by the Holy Dragons, many of these gates ceased to work after the Cataclysm. However, the Watchers were able to get a significant number working again in order to connect the All Union that they were trying to build. Likewise the remnant of the Holy Order were given the means to reactivate the Gates by Rao himself. The technopathic Zetans and their Green cousins famously managed to make use of the Gate Network on their own. On Earth, which unusually had several gates, several of the powerful nations managed to get theirs working again.
== Control Rods ==
The Gods were often full of whimsical ideas, and the mortal races under their charge were often what they used to indulge these. From races created by them like the Elves and Ogres, to other races that were found and experimented on like humans, the Gods themselves were responsible for the spread of mortal races throughout the Universe. On each of these worlds seeded by the Gods, they would leave an onyx pillar which could influence the development of the intelligent races left there and monitor their progress. It is for this reason that many of the human worlds are strikingly similar in development and culture.
As civilizations improved, the Gods would observe and make adjustments as necessary, often even revealing themselves once the civilizations had gotten developed enough. If on the other hand the culture had became a danger or liability, becoming aggressive or falling victim to disease the could threaten other nearby worlds, the Control Rod would send out a signal summoning the Deathwalks to come and purge the planet. Following the Cataclysm, these control rods fell silent as their was no one left to send information to.