Nicholas the Traveler/Past Collections

This page is used to collect historical information on Nicholas the Traveler's collections. Please use the Talk page to discuss possible patterns.

Summary notes

 * Nick spends an average of 3 weeks at a time on each continent.
 * His longest layover so far has been 6 weeks, which has occurred twice, both in Tyria:
 * August 31 – October 11, 2009
 * August 23 – October 3, 2010
 * His longest furlough away from any continent was 11 weeks, when he avoided Cantha from August 23 until November 8, 2010.
 * When distinguishing Prophecies areas from Eye of the North areas in Tyria, he has only visited EotN more than once per rotation &mdash; twice during his stay in Tyria from 31 May – 14 June 2010.


 * He rarely stays in the same region for more than 1 week, although he occasionally feels a strong attachment to certain regions:
 * 17 and 24 May 2009 he was in Kaineng City.
 * 23 and 30 November 2009 he was in the Southern Shiverpeaks.
 * 18 and 25 January 2010 he was in Kryta.
 * 22 and 29 March 2010 he was in the Southern Shiverpeaks.
 * 5 and 12 July 2010 he was on Shing Jea Island.
 * 2 and 9 August 2010 he was in the Jade Sea.
 * 23 and 30 August 2010 he was in Kryta.
 * 6 and 13 September 2010 he was in the Northern Shiverpeaks.


 * The most common type of item he collects is trophies, constituting 85% of the items he has requested.


 * Excluding core items and rare materials, Nick almost always asks for an item that can be obtained in the same area, or in a neighboring outpost or dungeon. There have been 4 exceptions so far:
 * On 23 April 2009, Nick was in post-Searing Regent Valley but requested Red Iris Flowers, which are only found in Pre-Searing Ascalon, Ice Cliff Chasms and in the Charr Homelands.
 * On 4 May 2009, he was located in Bukdek Byway but requested Branches of Juni Berries, which can only be obtained in Marga Coast.
 * On 10 May 2010, he was in Issnur Isles but requested Drake Kabobs, which can only be obtained in Kamadan and Yohlon Haven (although the trophy required in exchange, Chunks of Drake Flesh, can be found in Issnur Isles).
 * On 17 May 2010, he was located in The Floodplain of Mahnkelon but requested Dwarven Ales, which can only be obtained from dwarven merchants in Tyria or from the dungeon chest in Fronis Irontoe's Lair.


 * His dialogues clock in at an average of 516 characters.
 * His first dialogue, when he visited Regent Valley, is by far his longest, at 1291 characters.
 * In contrast, his shortest dialogue was a mere 249 characters when he visited Dry Top.
 * Nick refers to the player character as "friend" in 45 of his dialogues.

Items summary

 * Total items collected so far :

Because some items can be found in more than one campaign or have more than one primary type, the counts in the first two tables do not add up to the above number. The total of the counts in the third table, however, should always match.

Locations summary and checklist

 * Nick visits only vanquishable areas (with the exception of The Undercity). This means he will never visit the Realm of Torment or "miniature" areas like Raisu Pavilion or Bokka Amphitheatre.
 * There are 136 vanquishable areas, and with the Undercity, this makes 137, which is exactly the number of locations that John Hargrove said that they originally implemented for Nick.

Tyria

 * {| class="stdt"

! Area || Visited

! colspan="2" | Ascalon (/9)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"

















! colspan="5" | Northern Shiverpeaks (/5)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"









! colspan="5" | Kryta (/12)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"























! colspan="5" | Maguuma Jungle (/8)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"















! colspan="5" | Crystal Desert (/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"













! colspan="5" | Southern Shiverpeaks (/12)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"























! colspan="5" | Ring of Fire Islands (/1)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"

! colspan="2" | Far Shiverpeaks (/6)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"











! colspan="5" | Tarnished Coast (/6)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"











! colspan="5" | Charr Homelands (/3)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"






 * }

Cantha

 * {| class="stdt"

! Area || Visited

! colspan="2" | Shing Jea Island (/8)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"















! colspan="5" | Kaineng City (/11)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"





















! colspan="5" | Echovald Forest (/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"













! colspan="5" | The Jade Sea (/8)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
















 * }

Elona

 * {| class="stdt"

! Area || Visited

! colspan="2" | Istan (/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"













! colspan="5" | Kourna (/10)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"



















! colspan="5" | Vabbi (/10)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"



















! colspan="5" | The Desolation (/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"














 * }

Shortlist of unvisited areas
Simplified list of only the areas that Nick has not visited yet.

Tyria

 * Ascalon (2/9)
 * Diessa Lowlands
 * Flame Temple Corridor


 * Northern Shiverpeaks (complete)


 * Kryta (2/12)
 * Scoundrel's Rise
 * Tears of the Fallen


 * Maguuma Jungle (2/8)
 * Ettin's Back
 * Sage Lands


 * Crystal Desert (1/7)
 * Vulture Drifts


 * Southern Shiverpeaks (1/12)
 * Spearhead Peak


 * Ring of Fire Islands (complete)


 * Far Shiverpeaks (2/6)
 * Bjora Marches
 * Norrhart Domains


 * Tarnished Coast (1/6)
 * Arbor Bay


 * Charr Homelands (1/3)
 * Grothmar Wardowns

Cantha

 * Shing Jea Island (1/8)
 * Jaya Bluffs


 * Kaineng City (2/11)
 * Nahpui Quarter
 * Shenzun Tunnels


 * Echovald Forest (1/7)
 * The Eternal Grove


 * Jade Sea (1/8)
 * Boreas Seabed

Elona

 * Istan (2/7)
 * Cliffs of Dohjok
 * Fahranur, The First City


 * Kourna (1/10)
 * Sunward Marches


 * Vabbi (1/10)
 * Yatendi Canyons


 * The Desolation (1/7)
 * The Shattered Ravines