The Relics

The **Relics** are a group of four mystical objects from Remnant. Their physical forms were created by the God of Light. However, the Relics are all based on the four fundamentals of which humanity was founded upon: a creature with the power to both Create and Destroy, the Knowledge to understand its place in the universe, and the Choice of what to do with this power. As such, these fundamentals were decided upon by both Light and Darkness, and thusly the Relics are a creation of both as well.

The Relics are locked away in the Vaults underneath the Huntsmen Academies of Remnant, each one of which can only be opened by a specific Maiden:

* The Relic of Knowledge was housed in Haven Academy's Vault, which could only be opened by the Spring Maiden. It was obtained by Raven Branwen.
* The Relic of Creation was housed in Atlas Academy's Vault, which could only be opened by the Winter Maiden. It was obtained by Winter Schnee in *RWBYA*, and Penny Polendina in *Creation*.
* The Relic of Destruction was housed in Shade Academy's Vault, which could only be opened by the Summer Maiden. It was obtained by Radiant Sun in *RWBYA*.
* The Relic of Choice is housed somewhere within Beacon Academy's Vault. It can be assumed the Fall Maiden, currently Cinder Fall, is the only one who can take it from its current place, though Professor Ozpin said he hid this one differently than the others.

## Appearance

The Relics each have a different appearance. However, they seem to all follow a gold and cyan color scheme (save for the Relic of Choice, which is displayed in *Fairy Tales of Remnant* as being gold and red).

* The Relic of Knowledge is a lamp.
* The Relic of Creation is a staff.
* The Relic of Destruction is a sword.
* The Relic of Choice is a crown.

The Relics seem to be able to change into a smaller, more compact form for transport.

## Functionality

### The Relic of Knowledge

The Relic of Knowledge houses a spirit named Jinn. By saying her name, the user can summon her. Jinn is able to answer three questions every one hundred years, so long as the topic of the question is not something related to the future. In *RWBYA*, this Relic was destroyed by Cinder, though Jinn still had two questions she could answer. In *The RWBYA Adventures*, Jinn only had one available question left (the one used was bypassed entirely in *RWBYA*). Cinder eventually used the final question to learn what Ruby Rose and her friends had planned, allowing herself, Neopolitan, and Arthur Watts to combat and sabotage this plan.

### The Relic of Creation

In *RWBYA*, the Relic of Creation housed a spirit named Ginnungagap. Like Jinn, Ginnungagap had a rule of three, as he was only able to create three things every one hundred years. Also like Jinn, he had already had one of his creations used.

In *The RWBYA Adventures*, the Relic of Creation uses its canonical information. The spirit within the Staff is known as Ambrosius, and can be summoned without needing to use his name. Ambrosius is able to create anything so long as he is given the proper instructions, such as real world references. However, only one of his creations can exist at a time. At the time, Ambrosius was creating an infinite energy source to hold Atlas in the air.

In order to save Penny, Team RWBYA used the Staff to have Ambrosius create a copy of Penny using her existing robot parts, allowing her remaining soul to manifest its own new body. This creation started Atlas' descent. After this, RWBYA gave Ambrosius the blueprints to create the evacuation portals from Atlas and Mantle, through the Central Location, and to Vacuo. However, as Ambrosius is literal, he made it so the portal could not allow people to return once they reached Vacuo, as Weiss Schnee had described it as a "one-way ticket to Vacuo." Ambrosius had also given the warning to not fall, though this inevitably happened anyway, as Team RWBYA, Jaune Arc, and Neopolitan fell during the fight in the Central Location.

Cinder then used the Staff to create a trap for Watts, intending to kill him in Atlas' crash as she and Salem left. However, Watts was saved from this trap when Alien X undid the action, causing the portals to open again. Alien X then dropped Watts into the void, and closed the portals upon returning to Atlas.

### The Relic of Destruction

In *RWBYA*, the Relic of Destruction was implied to have a rule of three as well, but the Relic was never used.

In *The RWBYA Adventures*, the Relic will use its canon information.

### The Relic of Choice

The Relic of Choice allows the user to view a choice they will need to make in the future.

## Trivia

* The Relics serve as the inspiration for The Relic System, its lore and species.
	+ Jinn and the Lamp are the inspiration for Ingenieous.
	+ Ambrosius and the Staff are the inspiration for Creative Mode.
	+ The Sword is the inspiration for Irradicate.
	+ The Crown is the inspiration for Option Out.
* In *RWBYA* Raven Branwen claims to be the reason Oz asked Jinn how to defeat Salem. This is purely a fan aspect of the crossover, and not a part of the *RWBY* canon, as Oz had yet to become the Ozpin incarnation when he asked this question.