Step
"Collect holy relics 0/8 (Chelsith Reborn)"
actually says
"Collect holy relics from male shissar elders 0/8 (Chelsith Reborn)"
Matriarchs did not count. Scheming Nobles, Troubled Seers, Tranquil Meditators did.
As far as the young shissar updates, they worked fine for my group. We had 1 person doing the clicking while the rest of us killed the matriarch and we all got updates.