PRIMAL RELICS

Long thought to be exaggerated mythology, the supernatural abilities imbued in Primal relics are nearly unbelievable. Suddenly the ancient tales about the Knights of Cybertron no longer seem so far-fetched. The factions who have taken up these relics wield all the godlike powers of the first Thirteen Primes, or even the Guiding Hand themselves.

Function

Metaphysically, a relic is a wellspring of power and memory wrapped up in an object. Physically, most inert relics are in fact just little flat hexagons. Most people would simply assume they're an unusual datatrax. This is not their natural shape, and some great objects of power remain unbound in their original forms, making them more difficult to conceal and contain. Their power can leak into their environs and affect people from afar, even with no wielder. A bound relic, on the other hand, will be much more likely to remain inert without a wielder.

Many mecha appear to be incompatible with the raw power of relics. Upon encountering one, the average person is overwhelmed, corrupted into a hazard, a monster, or a puppet. Their personality and goals become twisted much like their frames. Those who do successfully bond to a relic seem to share two things: a strength of will that can withstand the power's influence, and a purpose for which they use that power. Some relics are also capable of passing on portions of their power to share with another as an acolyte. Acolytes receive their own hexagon with somewhat lesser copies of the relic, bound to the original wielder in such a way that the copy can never be used against the original.

A wielder is likely to undergo several changes, regardless of what their specific relic is. They'll receive a new, stronger frame to inhabit that doesn't adhere to modern size classes, capable of handling whatever supernatural abilities they may possess and disappearing when not needed. These upgraded frames bleed blue with innermost energon and heal very quickly, as well as being capable of accessing a personal pocket dimension called subspace. Other specific powers will depend not only on which relic it is but on the wielder's personality and purpose.

Thanks to the way these objects were reformatted to bind their power, the tools their wielders manifest, like hammers, blades, or cannons, do not have a fixed physical state. It will appear differently according to the current bonded wielder and disappears into subspace when not in use. Even if broken or lost somehow, it will reform next time the wielder powers up. The hexagon itself dissolves to form the upgraded frame, which means after its wielder powers down, they need to keep it on their person.

Part of the reason most relics are overwhelming is the vast majority of them carry imprints of their creators and previous wielders. To those who bond with them, the hexagons may seem to whisper or hum. The ghosts can be anything from friendly to manipulative to completely silent, and their influence can have a small effect on the nature of the wielder's upgraded frame. Only the Allspark shards have no ghosts at all.

Power levels also differ wildly between different relics. Some could be considered "minor," giving their wielders extra strength and a magaical tool or ability of some kind but little else, perhaps only a few physical upgrades instead of an entirely new frame. Some could be considered "major," with a full suite of supernatural powers. The distinction between minor and major is blurry, mostly defined by how demanding they are to bond. Minor relics can be bound within major relics as something of an extra tool or complementary power boost. A wielder should never bond with more than one major relic, as the bond is too demanding to sustain. Most are very selfish objects and do not share their wielders. Only someone with a loadbearing spark can handle multiple bonded major relics and survive.

Currently In Use

Multiple Wielders

NAME	DESCRIPTION	HISTORY	CURRENT USE
Allspark	A source of life fragmented into many pieces	Made by no one, with many previous users	Bonded to the Decepticon Hellscream. Corrupted victims include Waspinator and Goldbug
Cyber Caliber	The sword of swords	Made by Solus, Vector, and Nexus Primes, out of the Chaos Edge, the Energon Saber, the Omni Saber, Rhisling, and the Vorpal Saber	Currently hidden within the Enigma of Combination
Enigma of Combination	A question of personhood and singularity given form, the Infinite Combinatoric	Made from Nexus Prime, with few previous users	Bonded to the Elite Guardsmecha Elita 1 and acolytes Elitas 2, 3, 4, and 5. Corrupted victims include Overlord, the Beast, Bruticus, Superion, Menasor, Megatronia, Devastator, Defensor, and Safeguard
Lenses	Clarity and perception, a distillery of reality	Made from Alchemist Prime, previously in the care of Maccadam	Bonded to the Predacon Soundwave and acolytes Jaguar, Cobalt, Slazer, Buzzclaw, and Squawkbox. Corrupted victims include Shockblast, Toxitron, and Tarn
Matrix of Leadership	The first and best Matrix	Made from Prima, with multiple previous Prime users	Bonded to the Autobots Optimus Prime and acolyte Rodimus Prime. Corrupted victims include Sentinel Zeta Prime, Thunderwing, and Shokaract

Singular Wielders

NAME	DESCRIPTION	HISTORY	CURRENT USE
Amalgamate Scythe	An anything blade	Made from Amalgamous Prime, with many previous users	Bonded to the Predacon Sixshot
Apex Armor	Unstoppable force and immovable object	Made by Solus Prime for Apex Ginrai, derived from Solduron, with few previous users	Bonded to the Predacon Abominus
Blades of Time	A stitch in spacetime	Made from Vector Prime with Mortilus's help, with one previous user	Bonded to the Decepticon Cyclonus
Chimera Stone	Enough energy to be anything	Made from Micronus Prime, with multiple previous users	Bonded to the Decepticon Thunderblast
Creation Lathe	Blueprints and creativity	Originally part of the Forge, split by Solus Prime to gift to Pyra, with many previous users	Bonded to the Autobot the Mistress of Flame
Emberstone	A wellspring of life, ongoing	Made from Quintus Prime with Epistemus's help, with few previous users	Bonded to the Autobot Cheetor
Forge	To make anew	Made from Solus Prime, with multiple previous users	Bonded to the Decepticon Scourge
Liegian Darts	Tactical insults and stinging barbs	Made from Liege Maximo, with few previous users	Bonded to the Predacon Airachnid, with a secret inside
Magnus Hammer	All the authority of the heavens brought to bear	Made for Magnum with Solomus's help, with multiple previous Magnus users	Bonded to the Autobot Ultra Magnus
Onyx Triptych	Masks of Mournsong, Predator, and Farsight	Made from Onyx Prime, with few previous users	Bonded to the Decepticon Triptych
Requiem Blaster	The ultimate eraser	Made by Solus Prime from Megatronus Prime, with few previous users	Bonded to the Decepticon Galvatron
Star Saber	The sharpened edge of sunlight	Made by Solus Prime from Prima, with many previous users	Bonded to the Autobot Drift
Terminus Blade	Entropy and fire with a bite	Made from Megatronus Prime, with multiple previous users before being stolen by a great evil	Permanently corrupted to produce Trypticon

Active and At Large

NAME	DESCRIPTION	HISTORY	CURRENT USE
Covenant	Reality writ large	Made by Alpha Prime	Currently in safe hands
Cerebro Shell	A crown of cooperation, or of control	Made by Solomus	Briefly bonded to Meister/Soundblaster. Corrupted victims include Bombshell, Minitron, Sunder, Mindwipe, and Trepan
Quill	An ink-wet lance into the pages of the universe	Made from Alpha Prime	Currently in safe hands

Dormant

NAME	DESCRIPTION	HISTORY	CURRENT USE
Arsenal Force	All the potential methods of murder in one place	Made by Adaptus	Currently in safe hands
Creation Matrix	The solution to all problems	Made by Primus	Current location unknown
Pathblaster	Where there's a will, there's a way	Made by Epistemus	Stolen by a great evil
Phase Shifter	A door in realspace	Made by Mortilus from an instance of Physis	Stolen by a great evil
Polarity Gauntlets	A helping hand of fundamental force	Made by Solus Prime	Currently in safe hands
Primax Blade	A very loyal sword	Made by Prima for Delta Prime	Current location unknown
Skyboom Shield	Protection in a match set	Made by Magnum for Pyra	Currently in safe hands
Stormfall Sword	Violence in a match set	Made by Magnum for Pyra	Currently in safe hands
Sword of Balance	Twinned bodies, twinned blades	Made for Sentius Nobilius	Stolen by a great evil
Zeonomicon	A key, a diary, a puzzle	Made by Solus and Vector Primes from Logos Prime	Currently in safe hands

Active Minor Relics

NAME	DESCRIPTION	HISTORY	CURRENT USE
Chaos Edge	An impossibility sharpened to a point	Made by Nexus Prime, put into the Cyber Caliber	Bonded to the hero Elita 4
Energon Saber	Deadly lifeblood	Made by Necro, put into the Cyber Caliber	Bonded to the hero Elita 2
Omni Saber	A blade of expanses	Made by Nexus Prime, put into the Cyber Caliber	Bonded to the hero Elita 5
Rhisling	A sharp singularity	Made by Solus Prime from Logos Prime for Vector Prime, put into the Cyber Caliber	Bonded to the hero Elita 1
Vorpal Saber	Twisty turny stabby	Made by Amalgamous Prime, put into the Cyber Caliber	Bonded to the hero Elita 3

Dormant Minor Relics

NAME	DESCRIPTION	HISTORY	CURRENT USE
Corona Glaive	Heavy metal punishment	Made by Ultra Mammoth	Currently in safe hands
Cosmotector	The lifesaver's tool	Made by Flashpoint	Current location unknown
Gaia Armor	A survivor's gambit	Made by Lio Prime	Stolen by a great evil
Galaxy Launcher	Bursting the sky open	Made by Tamayatron	Stolen by a great evil
Hydrafire Blaster	A double heaping of trouble	Made by Heatwave for Snapdragon	Stolen by a great evil
Immobilizer	Caught in the moment	Made for Infinitus	Current location unknown
Infernum Blade	Ancient fire and brimstone	Made by Magmatron	Stolen by a great evil
Legendiscs	A collection of powers	Made by Dragotron	Currently in safe hands
Matrix Blade	The traditional weapon of the Keeper	Made by Lord High Protector Autonomous Maximus	Current location unknown
Nemesis Shield	Made to survive the end of days	Made by Imperius Argus	Current location unknown
Planet Bowgun	A world-breaker	Made for Torox	Stolen by a great evil
Rainbow Shield	A coat of many colors	Made by Prima for Primon	Stolen by a great evil
Resonance Blaster	The frequency of concussive force	Made from Soundblaster with Logos Prime's help	Currently in safe hands
Talisman	A diviner, a databank, a patch	Made for Dragonstorm	Current location unknown
Transwarp Blaster	A quick getaway	Made by Vector Prime for Scorpia	Currently in safe hands

Other

NAME	DESCRIPTION	HISTORY	CURRENT USE
Heart of Cybertron	An Allspark regrown	The clotted hearts of Vector Sigma	Scattered lynchpins emerging from forgotten shards
Origin Matrix	Not a relic at all	The arteries of Vector Sigma	Guarded by a remnant child, hosting the Oracle
Star Power	The warmth of the Warriors of the Seven Lights	Hosted in Matrix vessels	An ancient discipline lost to future generations