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
 * When distinguishing Prophecies areas from Eye of the North areas in Tyria, he very rarely visits EotN more than once per rotation.
 * He visited EotN 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 this has happened 7 times so far:
 * 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 83% 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.
 * On 27 September 2010, he was located in Skyward Reach but requested Shriveled Eyes, which are dropped by Storm Kin, but no Storm Kin inhabit that area.


 * On 2 occasions, there have been bugs related to Nick's location and/or dialogue.
 * On 10 August 2009, he appeared in Arbor Bay where he collected 3 Krait Skins. In this case, both his location and dialogue were incorrect; Anet pushed a new build to place him in his correct location, the Wilderness of Bahdza.
 * On 25 October 2010, he appeared in The Black Curtain where he collected 2 Shadowy Remnants. In this case, only his dialogue was missing, and a new build was released to correct this.


 * His dialogues clock in at an average of 521 characters.
 * His first dialogue, when he visited Regent Valley, is by far his longest, at 1292 characters.
 * In contrast, his shortest dialogue was a mere 250 characters when he visited Dry Top.
 * Nick refers to the player character as "friend" in 35 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 does not seem to have any interest in visiting the Realm of Torment.
 * Nick does not visit "miniature" areas, like Raisu Pavilion or Bokka Amphitheatre.
 * The remaining areas total 137 (listed below), 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 (6/9)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Ascalon Foothills ||
 * Diessa Lowlands ||
 * Dragon's Gullet || ✅ 2011-01-10
 * Eastern Frontier || ✅ 2010-09-20
 * Flame Temple Corridor ||
 * Old Ascalon || ✅ 2009-09-28
 * Pockmark Flats || ✅ 2011-01-24
 * Regent Valley || ✅ 2009-04-23
 * The Breach || ✅ 2009-07-13
 * Flame Temple Corridor ||
 * Old Ascalon || ✅ 2009-09-28
 * Pockmark Flats || ✅ 2011-01-24
 * Regent Valley || ✅ 2009-04-23
 * The Breach || ✅ 2009-07-13
 * Regent Valley || ✅ 2009-04-23
 * The Breach || ✅ 2009-07-13
 * The Breach || ✅ 2009-07-13
 * The Breach || ✅ 2009-07-13

! colspan="5" | Northern Shiverpeaks (5/5)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Anvil Rock || ✅ 2009-09-21
 * Deldrimor Bowl || ✅ 2009-12-07
 * Griffon's Mouth || ✅ 2010-09-06
 * Iron Horse Mine || ✅ 2010-09-13
 * Traveler's Vale || ✅ 2009-04-27
 * Griffon's Mouth || ✅ 2010-09-06
 * Iron Horse Mine || ✅ 2010-09-13
 * Traveler's Vale || ✅ 2009-04-27
 * Traveler's Vale || ✅ 2009-04-27
 * Traveler's Vale || ✅ 2009-04-27

! colspan="5" | Kryta (9/12)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Cursed Lands || ✅ 2010-01-18
 * Kessex Peak || ✅ 2009-09-14
 * Majesty's Rest || ✅ 2010-01-25
 * Nebo Terrace || ✅ 2010-08-30
 * North Kryta Province || ✅ 2010-04-05
 * Scoundrel's Rise ||
 * Stingray Strand || ✅ 2010-08-23
 * Talmark Wilderness ||
 * Tears of the Fallen ||
 * The Black Curtain || ✅ 2010-10-25
 * Twin Serpent Lakes || ✅ 2009-07-27
 * Watchtower Coast || ✅ 2010-11-22
 * Stingray Strand || ✅ 2010-08-23
 * Talmark Wilderness ||
 * Tears of the Fallen ||
 * The Black Curtain || ✅ 2010-10-25
 * Twin Serpent Lakes || ✅ 2009-07-27
 * Watchtower Coast || ✅ 2010-11-22
 * The Black Curtain || ✅ 2010-10-25
 * Twin Serpent Lakes || ✅ 2009-07-27
 * Watchtower Coast || ✅ 2010-11-22
 * Twin Serpent Lakes || ✅ 2009-07-27
 * Watchtower Coast || ✅ 2010-11-22
 * Watchtower Coast || ✅ 2010-11-22

! colspan="5" | Maguuma Jungle (4/8)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Dry Top || ✅ 2011-01-03
 * Ettin's Back ||
 * Mamnoon Lagoon ||
 * Reed Bog || ✅ 2010-02-01
 * Sage Lands ||
 * Silverwood ||
 * Tangle Root || ✅ 2009-09-07
 * The Falls || ✅ 2009-05-25
 * Sage Lands ||
 * Silverwood ||
 * Tangle Root || ✅ 2009-09-07
 * The Falls || ✅ 2009-05-25
 * Tangle Root || ✅ 2009-09-07
 * The Falls || ✅ 2009-05-25
 * The Falls || ✅ 2009-05-25
 * The Falls || ✅ 2009-05-25

! colspan="5" | Crystal Desert (6/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Diviner's Ascent || ✅ 2009-10-05
 * Prophet's Path || ✅ 2010-06-28
 * Salt Flats || ✅ 2011-01-31
 * Skyward Reach || ✅ 2010-09-27
 * The Arid Sea || ✅ 2010-03-15
 * The Scar || ✅ 2009-06-01
 * Vulture Drifts ||
 * Skyward Reach || ✅ 2010-09-27
 * The Arid Sea || ✅ 2010-03-15
 * The Scar || ✅ 2009-06-01
 * Vulture Drifts ||
 * The Scar || ✅ 2009-06-01
 * Vulture Drifts ||
 * Vulture Drifts ||

! colspan="5" | Southern Shiverpeaks (7/12)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Dreadnought's Drift || ✅ 2010-06-07
 * Frozen Forest || ✅ 2010-12-06
 * Grenth's Footprint ||
 * Ice Floe || ✅ 2009-11-23
 * Icedome ||
 * Lornar's Pass || ✅ 2010-03-29
 * Mineral Springs || ✅ 2009-07-06
 * Snake Dance || ✅ 2009-11-30
 * Spearhead Peak ||
 * Talus Chute ||
 * Tasca's Demise ||
 * Witman's Folly || ✅ 2010-03-22
 * Mineral Springs || ✅ 2009-07-06
 * Snake Dance || ✅ 2009-11-30
 * Spearhead Peak ||
 * Talus Chute ||
 * Tasca's Demise ||
 * Witman's Folly || ✅ 2010-03-22
 * Talus Chute ||
 * Tasca's Demise ||
 * Witman's Folly || ✅ 2010-03-22
 * Tasca's Demise ||
 * Witman's Folly || ✅ 2010-03-22
 * Witman's Folly || ✅ 2010-03-22

! colspan="5" | Ring of Fire Islands (1/1)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Perdition Rock || ✅ 2010-06-21
 * Perdition Rock || ✅ 2010-06-21

! colspan="2" | Far Shiverpeaks (3/6)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Bjora Marches ||
 * Drakkar Lake || ✅ 2010-11-29
 * Ice Cliff Chasms || ✅ 2009-05-18
 * Jaga Moraine ||
 * Norrhart Domains ||
 * Varajar Fells || ✅ 2010-06-14
 * Jaga Moraine ||
 * Norrhart Domains ||
 * Varajar Fells || ✅ 2010-06-14
 * Norrhart Domains ||
 * Varajar Fells || ✅ 2010-06-14
 * Varajar Fells || ✅ 2010-06-14

! colspan="5" | Tarnished Coast (5/6)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Alcazia Tangle || ✅ 2009-08-31
 * Arbor Bay ||
 * Magus Stones || ✅ 2010-11-01
 * Riven Earth || ✅ 2010-02-08
 * Sparkfly Swamp || ✅ 2010-05-31
 * Verdant Cascades || ✅ 2009-07-20
 * Riven Earth || ✅ 2010-02-08
 * Sparkfly Swamp || ✅ 2010-05-31
 * Verdant Cascades || ✅ 2009-07-20
 * Sparkfly Swamp || ✅ 2010-05-31
 * Verdant Cascades || ✅ 2009-07-20
 * Verdant Cascades || ✅ 2009-07-20

! colspan="5" | Charr Homelands (2/3)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Dalada Uplands || ✅ 2011-01-17
 * Grothmar Wardowns ||
 * Sacnoth Valley || ✅ 2009-12-14
 * }
 * Sacnoth Valley || ✅ 2009-12-14
 * }
 * }

Cantha

 * {| class="stdt"

! Area || Visited

! colspan="2" | Shing Jea Island (5/8)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Haiju Lagoon || ✅ 2010-07-12
 * Jaya Bluffs ||
 * Kinya Province || ✅ 2010-11-08
 * Minister Cho's Estate || ✅ 2009-10-26
 * Panjiang Peninsula || ✅ 2010-07-05
 * Saoshang Trail ||
 * Sunqua Vale ||
 * Zen Daijun || ✅ 2009-06-22
 * Panjiang Peninsula || ✅ 2010-07-05
 * Saoshang Trail ||
 * Sunqua Vale ||
 * Zen Daijun || ✅ 2009-06-22
 * Sunqua Vale ||
 * Zen Daijun || ✅ 2009-06-22
 * Zen Daijun || ✅ 2009-06-22
 * Zen Daijun || ✅ 2009-06-22

! colspan="5" | Kaineng City (8/11)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Bukdek Byway || ✅ 2009-05-04
 * Nahpui Quarter ||
 * Pongmei Valley || ✅ 2009-08-17
 * Raisu Palace || ✅ 2010-11-15
 * Shadow's Passage || ✅ 2010-04-12
 * Shenzun Tunnels ||
 * Sunjiang District ||
 * Tahnnakai Temple || ✅ 2009-08-24
 * The Undercity || ✅ 2009-12-21
 * Wajjun Bazaar || ✅ 2009-11-16
 * Xaquang Skyway || ✅ 2010-12-20
 * Shenzun Tunnels ||
 * Sunjiang District ||
 * Tahnnakai Temple || ✅ 2009-08-24
 * The Undercity || ✅ 2009-12-21
 * Wajjun Bazaar || ✅ 2009-11-16
 * Xaquang Skyway || ✅ 2010-12-20
 * The Undercity || ✅ 2009-12-21
 * Wajjun Bazaar || ✅ 2009-11-16
 * Xaquang Skyway || ✅ 2010-12-20
 * Xaquang Skyway || ✅ 2010-12-20
 * Xaquang Skyway || ✅ 2010-12-20

! colspan="5" | Echovald Forest(5/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Arborstone || ✅ 2009-06-29
 * Drazach Thicket ||
 * Ferndale || ✅ 2010-02-22
 * Melandru's Hope || ✅ 2010-04-26
 * Morostav Trail || ✅ 2010-08-16
 * Mourning Veil Falls || ✅ 2009-11-02
 * The Eternal Grove ||
 * Melandru's Hope || ✅ 2010-04-26
 * Morostav Trail || ✅ 2010-08-16
 * Mourning Veil Falls || ✅ 2009-11-02
 * The Eternal Grove ||
 * Mourning Veil Falls || ✅ 2009-11-02
 * The Eternal Grove ||
 * The Eternal Grove ||

! colspan="5" | Jade Sea (6/8)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Archipelagos ||
 * Boreas Seabed ||
 * Gyala Hatchery || ✅ 2010-08-02
 * Maishang Hills || ✅ 2009-11-09
 * Mount Qinkai || ✅ 2010-04-19
 * Rhea's Crater || ✅ 2010-02-15
 * Silent Surf || ✅ 2010-08-09
 * Unwaking Waters || ✅ 2010-05-03
 * }
 * Mount Qinkai || ✅ 2010-04-19
 * Rhea's Crater || ✅ 2010-02-15
 * Silent Surf || ✅ 2010-08-09
 * Unwaking Waters || ✅ 2010-05-03
 * }
 * Unwaking Waters || ✅ 2010-05-03
 * }
 * }

Elona

 * {| class="stdt"

! Area || Visited

! colspan="2" | Istan (4/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Cliffs of Dohjok ||
 * Fahranur, The First City ||
 * Issnur Isles || ✅ 2010-05-10
 * Lahtenda Bog || ✅ 2010-07-26
 * Mehtani Keys || ✅ 2010-12-13
 * Plains of Jarin ||
 * Zehlon Reach || ✅ 2009-08-03
 * Lahtenda Bog || ✅ 2010-07-26
 * Mehtani Keys || ✅ 2010-12-13
 * Plains of Jarin ||
 * Zehlon Reach || ✅ 2009-08-03
 * Plains of Jarin ||
 * Zehlon Reach || ✅ 2009-08-03
 * Zehlon Reach || ✅ 2009-08-03

! colspan="5" | Kourna (6/10)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Arkjok Ward || ✅ 2009-05-11
 * Bahdok Caverns ||
 * Barbarous Shore || ✅ 2009-12-28
 * Dejarin Estate ||
 * Gandara, the Moon Fortress || ✅ 2010-10-18
 * Jahai Bluffs || ✅ 2010-07-19
 * Marga Coast ||
 * Sunward Marches ||
 * The Floodplain of Mahnkelon || ✅ 2010-05-17
 * Turai's Procession || ✅ 2009-10-19
 * Jahai Bluffs || ✅ 2010-07-19
 * Marga Coast ||
 * Sunward Marches ||
 * The Floodplain of Mahnkelon || ✅ 2010-05-17
 * Turai's Procession || ✅ 2009-10-19
 * Sunward Marches ||
 * The Floodplain of Mahnkelon || ✅ 2010-05-17
 * Turai's Procession || ✅ 2009-10-19
 * Turai's Procession || ✅ 2009-10-19
 * Turai's Procession || ✅ 2009-10-19

! colspan="5" | Vabbi (7/10)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Forum Highlands || ✅ 2010-10-11
 * Garden of Seborhin || ✅ 2010-05-24
 * Holdings of Chokhin || ✅ 2010-03-01
 * Resplendent Makuun || ✅ 2009-06-15
 * The Hidden City of Ahdashim ||
 * The Mirror of Lyss || ✅ 2010-01-04
 * Vehjin Mines ||
 * Vehtendi Valley || ✅ 2010-12-27
 * Wilderness of Bahdza || ✅ 2009-08-10
 * Yatendi Canyons ||
 * The Mirror of Lyss || ✅ 2010-01-04
 * Vehjin Mines ||
 * Vehtendi Valley || ✅ 2010-12-27
 * Wilderness of Bahdza || ✅ 2009-08-10
 * Yatendi Canyons ||
 * Vehtendi Valley || ✅ 2010-12-27
 * Wilderness of Bahdza || ✅ 2009-08-10
 * Yatendi Canyons ||
 * Yatendi Canyons ||
 * Yatendi Canyons ||

! colspan="5" | The Desolation (5/7)
 * - style="background:#CCCCCC"
 * Crystal Overlook || ✅ 2009-10-12
 * Joko's Domain || ✅ 2010-10-04
 * Poisoned Outcrops || ✅ 2009-06-08
 * The Alkali Pan || ✅ 2010-01-11
 * The Ruptured Heart || ✅ 2010-03-08
 * The Shattered Ravines ||
 * The Sulfurous Wastes ||
 * }
 * The Ruptured Heart || ✅ 2010-03-08
 * The Shattered Ravines ||
 * The Sulfurous Wastes ||
 * }
 * The Sulfurous Wastes ||
 * }
 * }

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

Tyria

 * Ascalon (3/9)
 * Ascalon Foothills
 * Diessa Lowlands
 * Flame Temple Corridor


 * Kryta (3/12)
 * Scoundrel's Rise
 * Talmark Wilderness
 * Tears of the Fallen


 * Maguuma Jungle (4/8)
 * Ettin's Back
 * Mamnoon Lagoon
 * Sage Lands
 * Silverwood


 * Crystal Desert (1/7)
 * Vulture Drifts


 * Southern Shiverpeaks (5/12)
 * Grenth's Footprint
 * Icedome
 * Spearhead Peak
 * Talus Chute
 * Tasca's Demise


 * Far Shiverpeaks (3/6)
 * Bjora Marches
 * Jaga Moraine
 * Norrhart Domains


 * Tarnished Coast (1/6)
 * Arbor Bay


 * Charr Homelands (1/3)
 * Grothmar Wardowns

Cantha

 * Shing Jea Island (3/8)
 * Jaya Bluffs
 * Saoshang Trail
 * Sunqua Vale


 * Kaineng City (3/11)
 * Nahpui Quarter
 * Shenzun Tunnels
 * Sunjiang District


 * Echovald Forest(2/7)
 * Drazach Thicket
 * The Eternal Grove


 * Jade Sea (2/8)
 * Archipelagos
 * Boreas Seabed

Elona

 * Istan (3/7)
 * Cliffs of Dohjok
 * Fahranur, The First City
 * Plains of Jarin


 * Kourna (4/10)
 * Bahdok Caverns
 * Dejarin Estate
 * Marga Coast
 * Sunward Marches


 * Vabbi (3/10)
 * The Hidden City of Ahdashim
 * Vehjin Mines
 * Yatendi Canyons


 * The Desolation (2/7)
 * The Shattered Ravines
 * The Sulfurous Wastes