Relic

Overview

Relics are a special type of building and the central element of the second post-release major update. They allow players to benefit from special abilities or bonuses but need to be forged first by assigning Smiths to a Forge.

• A relic cost 100, 50 and 10 and takes 8 months to be forged with two regular smiths. Once built it needs to be placed in an area like a regular building.
• It is not possible to build more than one relic per game. Only Horse clan can build a second one upon reaching 500 .
• Allies cannot build the same relic. It is not possible to use another player's relic, even if you colonize a zone containing a relic that your clan could build.

While some relics are common and can be built by any clan, others can only be built by one specific clan.

Common relics

In their October 2019 AMA, the developer team announced that more common relics may appear in the future.

	Mjölnir : Summons a thunderstorm on a zone, damaging all units and buildings during one month.
	Svalinn : +50% defense for units in this zone. Can be moved into another zone within your territory. Protects the zone against some negative effects that target it.
	Gefjun's Jar : You can summon new villagers for Food depending on your population. They will arrive at your Town Hall by boat. Required happiness for your population is reduced.
	Bragaful : You gain a Kröwns bonus depending on your Commercial Influence. Your Lighthouse has a fourth great trade route.
	Jörmunr : You gain a Lore bonus depending on the number of zones in your territory. You ca colonize zones with Lore.

Clan specific relics

	Hlidskjalf : Gives your Warchief the Annexation ability. Whenever your Warchief decolonizes a zone, you colonize it for free.
	Eldhrumnir : +20% Feast bonus, -50% Feast cost. Your units regenerate health during a Feast. You can build an additional Sheepfold.
	Horn of Managarm : Summons up to 3 White Wolves under your control for 50 Food each, with the cost being reduced by half if you build it in a Wolf Den tile. You can summon them every 2 months. 3 is the total maximum number; if you summon 3 wolves and lose 2 of them, next time the Horn of Managarm is off cooldown you will be able to summon only 2 wolves.
	Naglfar : Allows you to send two Son of Hrymr to raid coastal tiles.
	Scabbard of Gram : Your Warchief wields the sword Gram. Enemies hit by Gram are frozen, along with the area around them. Gives +10% attack, +10% defense to Shield Maiden.
	Mask of Gullinbursti : Produce +10 Food. You can pay 150 Lore to summon one Giant Boar. It is controllable as long as it is not in combat.
	Gungnir : All military units get 10% dodge chance. Unlocks the Stealth ability for all your military units.
	Skull of Hrungnir : Allows you to summon an Undead Giant.
	Dainsleif & Tyrfing : Gives your warchiefs, Eitria and Brok +20% , +20% , +20% , +20% mining and +20% forge speed.
	Edda of Vör : Allows your Norns to earn Fame, at a rate of 1.2 Fame per month. Grants 1000 Wyrd once built.
	Aegir : Torfin can use Provocation : All enemy units and towers target Torfin during a short period and his defense is increased by 100% for 6 seconds.
	Glepnir : Allows you to place a trap in a non-enemy zone. Activate on demand to reveal spikes that damage and slow enemies for as long as they are in the zone. Lasts 30 seconds.
	Yggdrasil's root : The zone where Yggdrasil's Root is built becomes “Eldritch". Every 4 months, another zone becomes eldritch. Units in Eldritch zones benefit from periodical production bonuses. Enemy units in an eldritch zone have a chance to pick a fight with their own kin for 5s.