Golden Relic
| Golden Relic | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Artifact |
| Artifact Spots | The Desert (6%) |
| Other Locations | Artifact Trove (3.6%) |
| Sell Price | 250g |
The Golden Relic is a desert artifact and one of the better ones to keep in reserve. Artifact spots in the Calico Desert are the only digging spots that hold it, and the odds there are good. The first relic goes to the museum, where it counts for Gunther's artifact milestones. Spare relics matter for fish farmers, because Sandfish and Scorpion Carp ponds ask for one before they can grow to full size. It also sells for a healthy price, makes the Relic Shirt at the Sewing Machine and works as a yellow dye. The Dwarf and Penny like it as a gift.
The in-game description reads: It's a golden slab with hieroglyphs and pictures emblazoned onto the front.
Location
Artifact spots in the Calico Desert are the place to dig for a Golden Relic. It is about twice as likely as the Golden Mask, and only the Palm Fossil turns up a little more often there. The desert opens once the bus at the Bus Stop is repaired. Completing the Vault Bundles in the Community Center fixes the bus, and so does paying for the repair through the Joja Community Development Form. Only a Hoe can dig these wriggling spots, so bring one on every trip. Desert spots appear more often in Winter. The relic hunt goes faster with an Archaeologist Hoe, since that enchantment doubles the artifact chance.
Artifact Troves include the relic as well. The same desert is home to the Desert Trader, who gives a trove for five Omni Geodes. Clint at the Blacksmith opens troves for a small fee.
Museum
Donating the first Golden Relic to Gunther adds it to the artifact collection. Each artifact milestone counts the relic: the Skeleton Statue comes at fifteen artifacts, Rarecrow #7 at twenty. The relic raises the overall donation total as well, and that total pays out seeds, paintings and other prizes.
Prices
The Golden Relic sells for one of the higher prices among artifacts, though the Golden Mask from the same spots is worth twice as much. That makes a spare relic a fair sale. The Treasure Appraisal Guide triples artifact sale prices after it is read, the relic's included. Even so, keeping at least one spare for a Fish Pond request is usually the smarter move.
Gifts
The Dwarf and Penny like the Golden Relic. The Dwarvish Translation Guide unlocks gift friendship with the Dwarf, so the relic only counts after it is earned.
Krobus, Sandy and the Wizard all dislike the Golden Relic. The children Jas, Leo and Vincent dislike it too, and so do the marriage candidates Abigail, Alex, Elliott, Emily, Haley, Harvey, Leah, Maru, Sam, Sebastian and Shane. The same goes for the shop owners Clint, Gus, Marnie, Pierre, Robin and Willy, and for Caroline, Demetrius, Evelyn, George, Jodi, Kent, Lewis, Linus and Pam.
Notes
A Fish Pond holding Sandfish or Scorpion Carp may ask for one Golden Relic as a quest. Bringing it lets the pond grow to its full limit of ten fish. Both of these fish come from the desert too, so a relic dug up on the same trip is handy to keep in a chest.
Putting Cloth in the feed and a Golden Relic on the spool of the Sewing Machine makes the Relic Shirt. The Sewing Machine is in Emily's house at 2 Willow Lane.
The dye pots in the same house accept the Golden Relic as a yellow dye.
Desert artifact spots also hold the Golden Mask and the Palm Fossil. Every visit to the desert is worth a full sweep with the Hoe.
All Artifacts
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Amphibian Fossil | 
|
150g |
| Anchor | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Doll | 
|
60g |
| Ancient Drum | 
|
100g |
| Ancient Seed | 
|
5g |
| Ancient Sword | 
|
100g |
| Arrowhead | 
|
40g |
| Bone Flute | 
|
100g |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
50g |
| Chicken Statue | 
|
50g |
| Chipped Amphora | 
|
40g |
| Dried Starfish | 
|
40g |
| Dwarf Gadget | 
|
200g |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll II | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll III | 
|
1g |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
1g |
| Dwarvish Helm | 
|
100g |
| Elvish Jewelry | 
|
200g |
| Glass Shards | 
|
20g |
| Golden Mask | 
|
500g |
| Golden Relic | 
|
250g |
| Nautilus Fossil | 
|
80g |
| Ornamental Fan | 
|
300g |
| Palm Fossil | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Handaxe | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Rib | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Scapula | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Skull | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tibia | 
|
100g |
| Prehistoric Tool | 
|
50g |
| Prehistoric Vertebra | 
|
100g |
| Rare Disc | 
|
300g |
| Rusty Cog | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spoon | 
|
25g |
| Rusty Spur | 
|
25g |
| Skeletal Hand | 
|
100g |
| Skeletal Tail | 
|
100g |
| Strange Doll (green) | 
|
1000g |
| Strange Doll (yellow) | 
|
1000g |
| Trilobite | 
|
50g |