Dark Relics

This article is about the Treasure and Quest Items. For the Content Update, see Dark Relics (Content Update).

Dark Relics are a group of Treasure and Quest Items that have appeared during several time-limited voyages and adventures.

They are shown to be powerful magical artefacts used for rituals by the Order of Souls and other factions. They were first added as a type of Order of Souls Treasure in the time-limited Dark Relics Voyages, where they could be recovered from thieving skeletons. Since then, forces beyond the Order of Souls have taken interest in these Relics, causing many of them to return as Quest Items alongside brand new Relic types and the Dark Relic Athena's Fortune Treasure.

Types

Treasures

Some Dark Relics can be obtained and sold to Trading Companies:

Name	Value	Company	Sell to	Notes
Artifact of Legendary Hunger	2,500 - 2,750	Athena's Fortune	Mysterious Stranger or The Servant of the Flame
Skull of Athena's Blessing	3,550 - 3,850	Athena's Fortune	Mysterious Stranger or The Servant of the Flame
Ritual Skull	10	Bilge Rats	Larinna or The Servant of the Flame	Required to activate the Fort of the Damned.

Quest Items

After the Dark Relics Voyages, some Dark Relics have returned to be used as Quest Items during time-limited Adventures.

Name	Value	Sell to	Notes
Hungering One Effigy	n/a	n/a	Obtained during The Shrouded Deep to capture Megalodon souls for summoning the Shrouded Ghost at Belle's Ritual Table.
Crested Queen Effigy
Shadowmaw Effigy
Ancient Terror Effigy
Enchantment Vessel	≈1,000	Belle	Obtained during Forts of the Forgotten at Sea Forts.
Hexing Skull	n/a	Belle	Obtained during Shrouded Islands.

Dark Relic Voyage treasures

There were six types of Dark Relics that had a chance to be dug up on Dark Relic Voyages and sold to the Order of Souls for Gold, Reputation, and Commendations:

Name	Value	Notes
Evil Eye	3,715 - 4,995
Mutinous Effigy	3,510 - 5,205
Enchantment Vessel	3,770 - 5,460	Referred to as the "Black Coffer" in Commendations.
Hexing Skull	4,200 - 5,405
Bewitching Doll	3,500	The only Dark Relic that has a guaranteed flat Gold reward, with the rest having variable values.
Ritual Skull	1,200 - 4,885

Notes

Some Dark Relics cannot be placed inside Container Chests, despite being small enough to fit. This is possibly a bug.

Trivia

The two skull items, Hexing Skull and Ritual Skull have the whispering sound that plays with regular Bounty Skulls. The rest of the Relics are silent.
Ritual Skulls appeared less frequently than other Dark Relics in Dark Relic Voyages.
- This was caused by them sharing a spawn rate with the non-Dark Relic treasure available from the voyages.
A Dark Relic resembling a shark appeared in an e-mail newsletter from Rare, but never appeared in the original Dark Relics Voyages.
- It would later be used during The Shrouded Deep as several Quest Items and the Artifact of Legendary Hunger.

Commendations

Commendations
Image	Commendation	Requirements	Rewards
	Secrets Stolen	Sell 480 Order of Souls Treasures to the Reaper's Bones. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 240 Grade IV: 360 Grade V: 480	n/a
	Plundered Prizes	Sell 600 of any Trading Company items while flying the Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 120 Grade II: 240 Grade III: 360 Grade IV: 480 Grade V: 600	Unlocks the Dawn Hunter instruments for purchase at Grade I, the Dawn Hunter equipment for purchase at Grade II, the Dawn Hunter clothing and vanity for purchase at Grade III, the Dawn Hunter weapons for purchase at Grade IV, the Dawn Hunter ship set for purchase at Grade V.
	Fearless Reaper	Sell 320 of any Trading Company items while flying a Grade 5 Reaper's Bones Emissary Flag. High Seas only Grade I: 60 Grade II: 120 Grade III: 200 Grade IV: 240 Grade V: 320	n/a
	Treasured Company	Sell treasures that you or another pirate earned from completing Trading Company Voyages. Grade I: 50 Grade II: 100 Grade III: 250 Grade IV: 500 Grade V: 1000	Unlocks the Cartographer Blunderbuss and Pistol for purchase.
	Evil Eye Blinded	Sell an Evil Eye to the Order of Souls. Time-limited	+5
	In the Right Hands	Sell a Mutinous Effigy to The Order of Souls. Time-limited	+5
	May Contain Evil	Sell a Black Coffer to The Order of Souls. Time-limited	+5
	Dark Dealings	Sell a Hexing Skull to The Order of Souls. Time-limited	+5
	Curse Averted	Sell a Bewitching Doll to The Order of Souls. Time-limited	+5
	A Dark Collection	Sell one of each type of Dark Relic to the Order of Souls. Time-limited	+50 Rewards the Relic Collector Title.
	Disrupting the Darkness	Sell 5 Ritual Skulls for the Order of Souls. Time-limited	+5
	The Ritual is Broken	Sell 10 Ritual Skulls for the Order of Souls. Time-limited	+10
	Dark Magics Dispelled	Sell five Ritual Skulls to the Mysterious Stranger. Time-limited	+5
	Relics Returned	Sell any 10 Dark Relics to The Order of Souls. Time-limited	+15