The original idea of relic was a very heavily spun process of obtaining a weapon on par with tome/relic, why it got dumbed down to basic catch up gear, I just dunno...

• Anima-esque relic grind (fairly heavy)
• Start off much earlier, x.05-x.1
• Equivalent to tome/raid weapon throughout the entire expansion, and not just final step
• Tied to no particular content
• Multiple options of step completions, similar to Bozjan weapons
• Skip certain steps after 1st time completion