Talk:Relics/@comment-92.169.13.82-20170110114323/@comment-4010415-20170110121754

I'm pretty sure the chess pieces are not the Relic, considering...


 * 1) Glynda asked Ozpin "What did you use for relics this year?" which means the "relics" in the initiation are different each year. So, these probably aren't the literal Relic, just stand-ins he used as "relics".
 * 2) Wouldn't it be kind of awkward if a student grabbed the chess piece that is the Relic and accidentally used it?
 * 3) It'd be awfully risky to put the actual Relic in the middle of a Grimm-infested forest when they're supposed to keep the Relics hidden and protected from Salem.

Honestly, I think the initiation could just be a way to sort of teach the students to retrieve an important object (a Relic) and return it to the school. I wouldn't be surprised if, eventually, a Relic gets stolen from an academy and is being transported, and either someone tells Team RWBY or a member of Team RWBY says something to the nature of "It's just like the initiation: Retrieve the Relic, get back to the school, do not hesitate to destroy everything in your path."