Nikita

Nikita is an open-world NPC who appears in the World Quest Series Nightingale's Song. He can be found at the great mead hall in Piramida after completing The Last Night, the First Light.

He is the current Starshyna (leader) of the Lightkeepers.^[2]

Location

Nikita's location

Additional context

Profile

Nikita rose to the position of Starshyna after his predecessor, Sigurd, fell in battle about a decade ago.^[3][4] Not long afterwards, he took in a young Illuga after his village was ravaged by the Wild Hunt.^[5] Illuga came to consider Nikita his adoptive father, and the two remain close to this day.^[6][7]

Nikita is deeply respected and trusted as a leader. He is meticulous, perceptive, and even-handed, working to ensure that his people remain in good health and never demanding of them what he would not do himself.^[8] He also has a knack for inspiring others and fostering their unique strengths, sometimes via subtle maneuvers, such as when he had Flins pretend to lose at cards to build Olav's confidence and encourage him to become a squad leader.^[5][6]

He is aware of Flins's fae nature and his past as a noble, and treats him as a trusted collaborator and confidant.^[6]

Appearance

Nikita is a pale middle-aged man with a strong build and medium long dark-grey hair and beard. He wears a modified Lightkeeper uniform. It consists of a long coat, trousers, gray knee-high boots and a glove on the left hand. The uniform is mainly purple and black and adorned with silver ornaments. Additionally, he wears a black ushanka and a special brooch on his left lapel, indicating his rank as Starshyna.

Quests and Events

World Quests

• Nightingale's Song
  • Chapter I: Prelude to the Night Vigil
    • Wind-Stirred Ripples
  • Chapter II: Darradarljod
    • When War Songs Rise (as an illusion)
  • Final Chapter: A Star Out of Time
    • The Last Night, the First Light

Story

(To be added)

Idle Quotes

Dialogue

Available after completing The Last Night, the First Light.

Character Mentions

Character Stories

Character	Stories
Flins	Character Story 3 Character Story 4
Illuga	Character Story 2 Character Story 3 Character Story 4 Character Story 5 Vision

Character Voice-Overs

Character	Voice-Overs
Illuga	More About Illuga: IV  Media:VO_Illuga More About Illuga - 04.ogg Media:VO ZH_Illuga More About Illuga - 04.ogg Media:VO JA_Illuga More About Illuga - 04.ogg Media:VO KO_Illuga More About Illuga - 04.ogg You know how I call Nikita "my old pops"? Well, it probably wouldn't surprise you to hear that the others all call him "old man" too. Despite that, though, I don't actually think he's aged much at all. He still remembers the positions of every lighthouse and who's stationed there even better than I do, and no matter how hard I try, I can never hide a thing from him. But that's exactly why I can't help but wonder — what will happen someday when the years finally catch up to him?

Trivia

Etymology

• Nikita (Russian: Ники́та) is a common name in Eastern Europe and Greece.
• Many Lightkeepers will wear either gloves on both hands, or a glove on their right hand while keeping the other bare or covered with a bandage. Nikita has one glove on his left hand and keeps the right hand uncovered. This trait is shared by Anleifr.
• Nikita's model does not have a lantern, a trait that is shared with other non-combatant Lightkeepers such as Hertta, Inga, and Ivar. This could indicate he no longer takes on a combat role.

Other Languages

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References