Inevitably, during your adventures, you’ll run into someone with the same hairstyle or face. Other times the similarity is in armor design or coloration. And once in a great while, you may see someone who has several things in common with you. Ever run through an outpost, and notice someone that could pass as your sibling or twin?
Amongst the hundreds of screenshots I’ve taken, I have only a few Double Sightings. The characters that appear are: Suzaku Bosatsu, Underpaid Assasin, Gavin Whitehawk, Ling Si, Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha, Silvara Thrice, and other unknown players.
By now, I’m sure most Guild Wars players know about Nicholas the Traveler and the wonderful Gifts of the Traveler that he likes to give out. I usually feel that hunting whatever random drop he wants is worth the chance of enjoying some rock candies and tonics.
However, until now, I was unaware of what the deal was with his Pre-Searing counterpart — Nicholas Sandford. Pre-Nicholas gives out Gifts of the Huntsman instead. What’s the difference, you say? Instead of being limited to 5 Gifts of the Traveler a week in Post-Searing, Nicholas Sandford offers 5 Gifts of the Huntsman everday. Here’s a list of the items you can get from Gifts of the Hunstman:
5 Bottle Rockets
5 Sparklers
5 Hunter’s Ale
5 Aged Hunter’s Ale
5 Champagne Poppers
5 Honeycombs
5 Jars of Honey
Now, if you’ve been farming Gifts in Post-Searing, you may have noticed that some goodies are missing from the above list. You may have also noticed that the listed goodies are in smaller quantities. While both statements are true, there’s another factor involved. In Pre-Searing, Nicholas collects 13 different monster drops on a schedule. You’ll always know which drop he’s collecting next, and when he’ll be collecting it. Hey, there’s no shame in stockpiling. (see the complete 52 day list below)
Here’s a short list of the current drops he’s collecting:
March 6 – Unnatural Seed
March 7 – Skale Fin
March 8 – Red Iris Flower
March 9 – Enchanted Lodestone
March 10 – Skeletal Limb
March 11 – Charr Carving
March 12 – Spider Leg
March 13 – Baked Husk
Nicholas Sandford is located in Regent Valley, in an area known as the Secret Garden. Make a U-turn after leaving Fort Ranik, and travel north. The entrance is hidden by some rocks and bushes.
I don’t know about you, but I’m headed to Pre-Searing to make a new character (and to take another shot at getting a Charr bag). Maybe by the time my character graduates to Post-Searing, he’ll have collected enough Gifts to put a little dent on a couple of titles.
Schedule of the 13 different items; repeats itself every 52 days: