The Hungry Hiker is an NPC that fell down the ravine at the Mushroom Gorge. Interacting with him will begin a quest in which he asks the player to bring him food. After the quest is finished, Hungry Hiker will tell the player to visit him again prior to 144 SkyBlock days (2 real-life days). The quest is completed after being fed 10 times without failing, and the player is rewarded with an UNCOMMON 
Farming Exp Boost.[1] He can also offer the item as a reward for an offer in ⏣ The Garden.
Dialogue[]
| Primary Condition | Guaranteed Dialogue | |
|---|---|---|
| First Interaction | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Hello there stranger! [NPC] Hungry Hiker: I fell down into this ravine a couple days ago and can't climb out. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: My friend Jake said he would come get me but he hasn't arrived yet. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Could you bring me some food until he gets here? [NPC] Hungry Hiker: The food I want is a <food>. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Could you bring me # of this food? | |
| Incorrect food | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: This isn't the food I wanted, please get me the correct food. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: I asked for food that is a <food>. | |
| Incorrect amount | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: This isn't the correct amount I asked for. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: I asked for <amount> of this item. | |
| Correct food and amount | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Thanks for the food. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: This should fill me up for 144 SkyBlock days. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Come back before then so I don't perish! | |
| After giving food | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: I appreciate the effort but you recently gave me food. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Come back later with more food! | |
| Finished Quest | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Thanks for the food! [NPC] Hungry Hiker: I think I see Jake on the edge of the ravine! [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Thank you for feeding me all these days, meet me at the house near the portal and I will give you something to show my gratitude! | |
| After Quest is completed, in his hut | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Thank you for feeding me all those days. [NPC] Hungry Hiker: To show my gratitude, please have this! | |
| ⏣ The Garden | None | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Hello there, I seem to be stuck here with no good food to eat, could you bring me some square orange fruits? |
| Completing | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: Thanks so much for feeding me, please take this as a token of my gratitude. | |
| Denying | [NPC] Hungry Hiker: I guess I'll just go hungry then... | |
Quests[]
| Dialogue | Item | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| grilled meat |  Cooked Porkchop
|
30x |
| red and crunchy |  Apple
|
20x |
| made of wheat |  Bread
|
25x |
| from a cow |  Steak
|
30x |
| red on the inside and green on the outside |  Melon
|
64x |
| cooked potato |  Baked Potato
|
30x |
| meat from a fowl |  Cooked Chicken
|
30x |
Trivia[]
- The Hungry Hiker is referenced in the
Friendly Hiker's dialogue. - The Hungry Hiker will disappear if he is not fed within 144 SkyBlock days (2 real-life days).
- If he disappears, you can start the quest again by talking to the Friendly Hiker after 5 real-life days.
- If he disappears, you can start the quest again by talking to the
- The player can feed the Hungry Hiker as early as 36 SkyBlock days (12 real-life hours) after he was last fed.
- After completing his quest, he moves back to his hut in the ⏣ Desert Settlement.
- The Hungry Hiker will not accept the given items if it's not exactly the requested amount, even if it's more than what was requested.
- The Hungry Hiker used to have several conditions where he would ask for food items that were unobtainable at the time; particularly, Rabbit Stew and 30x Cooked Rabbit. Both of these have since been patched.
History[]
| SkyBlock Prototype | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2021 | 0.11.4 |  Added Hungry Hiker. |
| Unknown Date | Added the UNCOMMON Farming Exp Boost as a reward. Note: It is unknown if this was in the game since the 0.11.4 update (on April 21st, 2021), or if it was added later. | |
| June 22, 2022 | Changed  Rabbit Stew requirement to 30x Cooked Chicken. | |
