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:
- Grawl Necklace
- Baked Husk
- Skeletal Limb
- Unnatural Seed
- Enchanted Lodestone
- Skale Fin
- Icy Lodestone
- Gargoyle Skull
- Dull Carapace
- Baked Husk
- Red Iris Flower
- Spider Leg
- Skeletal Limb
- Charr Carving
- Enchanted Lodestone
- Grawl Necklace
- Icy Lodestone
- Worn Belt
- Gargoyle Skull
- Unnatural Seed
- Skale Fin
- Red Iris Flower
- Enchanted Lodestone
- Skeletal Limb
- Charr Carving
- Spider Leg
- Baked Husk
- Gargoyle Skull
- Unnatural Seed
- Icy Lodestone
- Grawl Necklace
- Enchanted Lodestone
- Worn Belt
- Dull Carapace
- Spider Leg
- Gargoyle Skull
- Icy Lodestone
- Unnatural Seed
- Worn Belt
- Grawl Necklace
- Baked Husk
- Skeletal Limb
- Red Iris Flower
- Charr Carving
- Skale Fin
- Dull Carapace
- Enchanted Lodestone
- Charr Carving
- Spider Leg
- Red Iris Flower
- Worn Belt
- Dull Carapace