The Relic quest tracker — confirmed story and DLC checkpoints
A spoiler-light The Relic First Guardian quest tracker built from the official 37-achievement list and the confirmed Night of the Unextinguished Flame DLC quest.
Steam exposes 37 official achievement names but no descriptions, so they do not prove exact triggers. The only quest with a publisher-documented start is the DLC quest The Night of the Unextinguished Flame; use its official location video.
- Quest & Progress Tracker
- Fact status Needs verification
- Last checked 2026-08-01
- launch build
- 3
What this tracker can prove
The launch build has 37 Steam achievements. Their names are public, but their descriptions are blank. That makes the list useful as a spoiler-light completion checklist, not as evidence for an exact quest trigger. A title such as Blade Taken Once More strongly suggests a weapon or story checkpoint, yet the name alone does not prove which NPC, region or dialogue option unlocks it.
The official store describes a semi-open Arsilthus with hidden dungeons, secret encounters, artifacts and lost lore. It also says progression comes from equipment and Relics rather than traditional character levels. Your safest route is therefore to treat exploration, boss victories, unique equipment and story conversations as parallel progress tracks.
Confirmed DLC quest
| Quest | Officially confirmed fact | What remains unknown |
|---|---|---|
| The Night of the Unextinguished Flame | The publisher posted a video showing the exact starting location; reaching it begins a new questline and leads to exclusive rewards | Prerequisite story state, complete objective chain, reward stats and whether the quest remains available to non-pre-order owners |
Open the official location announcement when you are ready to see the starting place. This guide does not invent written coordinates from a video it has not frame-tested. If the interaction is missing, update the game, confirm that the DLC is installed and return after advancing the main story; those are troubleshooting checks, not confirmed prerequisites.
Achievement-backed progress checklist
The table keeps the official English names so that they match Steam. Percentages are global unlock rates observed on August 1, 2026 and will change. They do not establish chronology.
| Likely checkpoint group | Official achievement names | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Early/high-unlock clues | A Day That Cannot Return (28.9%); Blade Taken Once More (8.6%); Rekindled Relic (7.6%); A Verdict Written in Silence (4.3%); A Visit Too Late (3.1%) | Names and percentages are official; triggers and order are not published |
| Mid-range clues | Where the Giant Stepped Back (1.7%); A Reached State (0.8%); Memory Stained in Blood (0.6%); Oath Scattered to the Wind (0.4%); Reforged Memory (0.4%) | May include story, boss, equipment or side-content milestones |
| Rare story-sounding clues | At the End of the Story; Guide of the Nameless Forest; Deception of Gold; The Final Calculation of Greed; A Pain Without a Name; An Engraving Deeper Than Memory | Steam provides no description, so the wording is not enough to assign a quest giver |
| Deep completion clues | A Step Never Taken; The Last Greeting Unspoken; The Cycle of Ruin; Age of Dying Embers; The King Who Denied the World; The Sealed Truth; A Name Beyond Time; At the End of All Memory | All were at 0.2% when checked; rarity is not a route guide |
| Very rare clues | A Story That Remains; The Deepest Confession; Unreached Warmth; A Reason to Live; A Lie Thicker Than Blood; Blinding Radiance; A Gentle Deception; The Empty Glass Bottle | Each was at 0.1%; exact conditions remain unknown |
| Item/exploration-sounding clues | A World Expanded by Shame; The True Edge; Reclaimed Vessel; Warmth That Remains; Those Who Hear the Language of Wind | These names may indicate equipment or exploration, but that classification is an editorial hypothesis |
Practical completion routine
- Record unique equipment before leaving a region. Every weapon and armour piece is one of a kind, so a missing item may represent missed exploration rather than bad random drops.
- Revisit NPCs after major bosses or Relic repairs. The official story revolves around mending the shattered land; changed world state is a sensible time to recheck dialogue, though no fixed NPC schedule is confirmed.
- Search side paths and hidden dungeons. These are explicitly promised on the store page.
- Compare Steam only after a natural checkpoint. A newly unlocked official name can confirm progress without exposing a walkthrough solution.
- Keep unknown triggers unknown. Do not overwrite a save based on a forum guess. Back up the save before testing mutually exclusive-looking choices.
For achievement names that sound like optional discoveries, continue to the hidden quest and secrets tracker. For combat readiness, use the weapons guide and Relics progression guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is this a complete The Relic quest list?
- No. The official achievement page proves 37 named checkpoints exist, but it does not label every entry as a quest or explain the trigger. This page deliberately avoids pretending that the list is exhaustive.
- How do I start The Night of the Unextinguished Flame?
- Use the location video embedded in the publisher's official Steam announcement. The post confirms that reaching that location starts the DLC questline and leads to its exclusive rewards.
- Do achievement percentages reveal quest order?
- No. Rarity percentages show how many Steam players have unlocked an achievement, not the intended route. They are useful as progress clues only.
Sources & verification
- Store page The Relic official Steam store page (accessed 2026-08-01)
- Official Official Steam global achievements — 37 achievement names (accessed 2026-08-01)
- Official Official Steam news — Locating the DLC Quest (accessed 2026-08-01)