Relic

A is a special and rare item that provides new abilities or activates particular effects when acquired. They are usually found after defeating the boss of an area. A relic usually can be turned ON or OFF via the game's in-game menu, without consuming any resources. This can be helpful to suit a player's particular way of progressing through the game (e.g.: turning the Faerie Scroll off to remove the enemies' name window and this way have more area of vision on the screen, or capping the hero from a special ability to make the game harder).
In some games, functions characteristic to certain relics are obtained by different means. For example, in the Sorrow games, Soma Cruz can obtain the same abilities by gaining dominance over certain enemies' souls.
==Origins==
In religion, a relic is an object or article of religious significance from the past. It usually consists of the physical remains of a saint or the personal effects of the saint or venerated person preserved for purposes of veneration as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, shamanism, and many other religions.
The word "relic" derives from the Latin reliquiae, meaning "remains", and a form of the Latin verb relinquere, to "leave behind" or "abandon". A reliquary is a shrine that houses one or more religious relics.
==Game specific information==
===Castlevania: Symphony of the Night===
===Castlevania: Circle of the Moon===
In Circle of the Moon, relics were referred to as Magic Items. Other than the name change, they are found and function exactly as the relics from other games, and even feature demonstrative clip-arts when picked. Although in this game, there's no way to turn them off.
===Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance===
===Castlevania: Lament of Innocence===
Out of all the relics in Lament of Innocence, the Svarog is the only item that forces the player to use, primarily for tutorial purposes. All relics in this game are cast, toggled and consume MP. None of these are actually mandatory for completing the game. In fact, the player can finish the story with only the Svarog in possession (but missing out completion rates, and secret areas, including the Prison of Eternal Torture).
===Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin===
===Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia===
===Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night===
==See also==
*Dracula's Relics
*Relic (Lords of Shadow)