Dungeoneering

Relics

Relics are new unique items in Path of Diablo that can be used to open a portal to a special new dungeon area ("maps" colloquially). These dungeons are dangerous high level areas that players can farm as an alternative to farming traditional areas of Diablo II.
There are multiple tiers of Relic (currently 1-4) that have a change to drop after defeating the miniboss at the end of each dungeon area.
The first (Tier 1) Relic drops from Hephasto the Armorer in Act 4 on Hell difficulty (about a 10% chance).
To use a Relic, the player must bring it to a new area on the northern side of Harrogath called "The Ancient's Temple" and simply right-click the item. This will destroy the item and the player will be teleported to a new screen inside the dungeon of that tier.
Each relic can only be used once.

Once cleared, exit the game prior to attempting to create the same tier of map again. Otherwise, you will be teleported back to the same (cleared) map, as only one instance of each map can be produced by each game. Accessing other tiered maps is not a problem.
Each map contains a waypoint that, when clicked, can access all other Act 5 waypoints. Unfortunately, if used to leave the map, this waypoint cannot be accessed from the outside by any means. Consequently, think of the waypoint as a visual flourish only. The only way to re-enter a map is by using a TP scroll originating from that map. to enter and exist maps to prevent being locked out.
Maps may easily take 20+ minutes to complete depending on party, gear, and level. Consider the server reset time before creating one.
Warning: The tier 4 boss is very dangerous. It is recommended to run the tier 4 with other players or with a very well geared character.