Would it be possible to make the 'Relic' text visible to other players from the merchant catalogues so dumb idiots like me won't buy something they can't use once it's handed over?
I thought this change was already in effect, and maybe I just found one that missed the change.
You mean the PC merchant catalogues? For some reason these sometime eat the system's generated text. Not just for relics but for sets as well.
Might be worth to just not use a colored text and see if it solves it...
We could also try copying the original item's description after it makes the copy for the catalog. That might be an easier fix.