NieR:Automata™

NieR:Automata™

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Heritage of the Past - Relic Locations
By Nebby
Tired of scanning for all that old crap while sliding around in hot sand? Here are the exact locations of all 4 relics in the quest, Heritage of the Past.
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Location #1 (Ancient Stick)
The first item, Ancient Stick, is found between some ruins near the Desert: Center waypoint (see red marker on the map).

Rewards:
  • Thick Dictionary x1
  • 5,000 G
  • 100 EXP

Location #2 (Commandment Slab)
For the second item, Commandment Slab, make your way towards the Desert: Housing Complex waypoint and search around the inner edge of the Desert: Center save area (see red marker on the map).

Rewards:
  • Torn Book x1
  • 5,000 G
  • 100 EXP
Note: This isn’t strictly a quest reward, but by collecting the Commandment Slab you’ll also receive the archive file, Mysterious Lithograph 2.

Location #3 (Filthy Mask)
The third item, Filthy Mask, is very close to the second. You'll find it between two large boulders (see red marker on the map).

Rewards:
  • Torn Book x1
  • 5,000 G
  • 100 EXP

Location #4 (Statue of a Girl)
The fourth and final item, Statue of a Girl, can be found near the Resistance Member that gave you this quest (see red marker on the map). Please note that this item can only be found once the other three are turned in.

Rewards:
  • Thick Dictionary x3
  • 10,000 G
  • 750 EXP
  • Spear of the Usurper
Note: As soon as you grab this item, a group of level 38-40 enemies will pop out of the sand to ambush you. If you're underleveled or simply don't wish to fight them, you don't have to! Simply run back to the Resistance Member and turn in the item for your rewards.

23 Comments
Questionable Oct 3, 2024 @ 1:52am 
:steamthumbsup:
Nebby  [author] Oct 2, 2024 @ 6:12am 
Thanks for the comments regarding the final item. I'll update the guide :)
Questionable Sep 30, 2024 @ 9:13pm 
Confirmed you can't get the final item unless you hand in the other 3.
Also if you don't kill the machines that appear at the final item you miss out on some dialogue.
Honestly I feel like most side quests are meant to be done on your 2nd or 3rd playthrough.
waste May 6, 2023 @ 5:26pm 
Worth to mention. I couldn't find the last one before turning in the previous relics. Scanner did not find anything in the location. (Not sure if that's the same with previous relics, too. I can't remember now but, I think, I could find 2nd and 3rd and turned them in both...)
xXx_He1nz_xXx Feb 12, 2022 @ 12:08pm 
Gud
Wehzy Mar 8, 2021 @ 4:48am 
thanks! Helped a lot!
Harz4 May 31, 2020 @ 3:08pm 
Oh thank God, this quest and running against this high speed machine are literally the only downsides to this game
Mikael Scrooge Feb 10, 2020 @ 4:00pm 
No, You must to take a final battle and defeat all criminals! :angrytiger: It will be greate memories)
Patches Jan 27, 2020 @ 6:56pm 
You might want to update it and say that you have to turn in the first 3 in order to get the 4th. I had to at least, wouldn't pop up otherwise.
versdor Dec 28, 2019 @ 6:49pm 
Thanks Nebby. You've made this quest a lot easier to finish. It's driving me nuts.