Although he shares a good relationship with his wife, he and his daughter are little better than strangers. He starts out as an acquaintance of his wife's friends Gunther and Cornelia Goth as well as their son Mortimer. He is old enemies with Geoffrey and Nancy Landgraab, but shares a neutral relationship with the couple's son Malcolm Landgraab. Aside from his brother Bert, Nick also has potential relatives in Lunar Lakes, Sunlit Tides and Isla Paradiso.