¶ Relics
Relic 
is a mythical, holy object that grants special abilities to the army that holds it. Relics appear on the map during the exploration of new province tiles. In total, the game involves n+1 relics, where n is the number of players.
Relics can be taken and carried only by 
military units, no more than one relic per unit. Such a relic is considered yours, and a relic controlled by an enemy unit is considered foreign.
Your relic is active when it is in a province under enemy control, otherwise it is inactive. The active relic brings coins and Glory at the end of each round, and allows you to use its unique power.
Regardless of whether the relic is active or not, it grants permanent bonuses to the army that carries it:
- increases the army strength bonus by +1
during the 
battle. - reduces the check complexity during the recovery.
- reduces the check complexity during the conversion of the enemy unit.
Relics facilitate the spread of your religion and complicate the spread of foreign religions. Your army with a relic in a province reduces the complexity of spreading your religion to that province and complicates the spread of foreign religion.
Many cultural achievements are linked to control of the relics, which is one of the ways to victory.
¶ Powers of Active Relics
Foliant
You spend 1 good less while researching / borrowing any technology.
Pectoral
In achievement phase, gain twice as many Glory for controlling provinces and religious communities.
Treasure chest
In achievement phase, gain twice as many coins for controlling provinces and religious communities.
Scepter
In achievement phase, gain +3 voting cubes.
Goblet
While spreading your religion to any province, the check complexity is reduced by 1 (by 2 if it is the province with the Goblet).