Nico

Nico
Nico, from Ultima IX
Species:	human
Profession:	reagent vendor
Appearances
Ultima IX Location: Britain Transcript: Nicodemus

Nico is a mage and reagent-seller in Ultima IX.

Description

When the Avatar spoke with the mage Altomar in Britain, he revealed that Nico had gone to Minoc in order to help his brother, Malcolm, but had never returned.

The Avatar found him in the prison there. Nico was planned to be the next human sacrifice in Raxos’ mad plan to restore the Shrine of Sacrifice, and Nico had understandably something against this. Nico told the Avatar that his brother had already been sacrificed at the shrine. Thankfully, after restoring the shrine, Raxos lost all power and gave up the key to Nico's cell. Nico did not believe Raxos could change, but gave the Avatar his thanks by giving him the Orb of the Moons, explaining how it works with the Summon Moongate ritual.

When meeting him later in Britain in his shop, he sold the Avatar reagents and promised a discount, should the Avatar be a member of the guild of Buccaneer's Den.

Britain Magic Shop

Prices in Ultima IX is as follows:

Original Version Potions Cost (gp) Mana Breath 250 Mana Recovery 200 Cure Poison 150 Heal 150 Reagents Cost (gp) Blood moss 140 Spider silk 100 Garlic 100 Ginseng 100 Black pearl 200 Sulfurous ash 100

Economy Patch Version Potions Cost (gp) Mana Breath 250 Mana Recovery 80 Cure Poison 50 Heal 65 Invisibility 300 Infernal Armor 260 Empty flask 2 Reagents Cost (gp) Blood moss 100 Spider silk 90 Garlic 7 Ginseng 15 Black pearl 200 Sulfurous ash 50 Nightshade 220 Spell Scrolls Cost (gp) Fog 1065 Ethereal Sight 500 Cure poison 850 Light Heal 290 Lightning 380 Light 250 Crystal Barrier 420 Telekinesis 1000 Teleport 1800

Trivia

• Altomar in Britain mentions that Nico is probably "short for something." In addition, the game files and clue book reveal that the character's full name is meant to be Nicodemus. It is unclear, however, if the writers were just reusing a name as they did with many other characters, or if they originally intended him to be the same Nicodemus from Ultima VI and Ultima VII.
• Dialogue Patch for Ultima IX replaces this somewhat obscure character with Rudyom.
• Despite Nico’s encouraging words about offering favorable prices to the Avatar, his prices do not change