Nic's a Romanian Dwarf, born in Romania in 1945, but raised in the United States; his father Augustin Jonker escaped from Romania in the late 1940s and made his way to America with his son. Nic was raised in various cities and mountains, living in abandoned underground networks -- the subway tunnels under Cleveland, Los Angeles and New York, some abandoned mines in the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada, the service tunnels under Chicago, and the old streets under the Seattle waterfront most recently.
     He joined the BPRD in 1989 to find a stable home, and a forge. He can make magical items, spot magical items, and has an uncontrolled power to magically enforce any promise made to him, or that he makes.  

    About 5' tall, very burly, head of a rat. A member of the Romanian Zane, specifically a blajini.

     From his life before the BPRD, he owns a violin (a used high school instrument), metalworking tools, and camping gear. He considers his iron hammer and club to be magic items, but the magic within them is hard to spot.

     Recently he gained $175,000 from a casino bet ...

Current Equipment

     For the trip to Institute assault (strikeout items aren't on his person at the moment), total weight 31 lbs.

• coverall and sturdy boots
  

• hard hat with electric head-lamp

• wrist compass

• wallet

• BPRD wrist communicator

• Zippo lighter

• orange life vest

• armor vest, 9 points of armor, it protects the front and back of locations 11 and 12 (not location 10) : 4 lbs.
  

• a hag stone on a cord

• note pad and big fat pen, attached to the pad with paracord
  

• 12 gauge pump shotgun, with mini-maglite and hag-sight attached; initial load 1 silver birdshot, 5 silver slugs : 9 lbs.

• cyalume "glow light" sticks :  2 greenish (12 hour duration), 2 1 bright yellow (5 minutes duration)
  

• knee-high anti-bite gaiters

• load-bearing equipment, web belt with holster, ammo pouches, etc. :   2 lbs.

• spare air bottle : 2.5 lbs.
  

• multi-gas detector :  3 lbs.
  

• survival axe-machete, in scabbard on belt :  1.1 lbs.
  

• gas mask (made for dogs) in carrier :  2.5 lbs. 

• lockpick set

• titanium Halligan tool  :  3.5 lb.
  

• angle-head flashlight, with IR filter available, and extra batteries:  0.5 lb.

• 24 rds silver buckshot (-4), 1 silver slug, 5 silver birdshot, 6 rds. mini-stake :  4 lbs.

• holstered 9mm pistol

• silver enchanted trench knife (with silver knuckles)  :  0.25 lb.

• small plastic squeeze-bottle of holy water  :  0.5 lbs.
  

• 2 spirit loops in belt pouch
  

• death whistle
  

• foam ear-plugs on a neck strap (they're not a regular shape and size)  "These were not made for human ears ..."
  

• OD green plastic canteen, 1 liter :  2.25 lbs. when full

• Motorola "walkie talkie" radio, with earphone/induction microphone  :  1.5 lbs.

• BPRD super-tech wrist radio :  negligible weight
  

• GPS receiver :  1.75 lbs.
  

• individual first aid kit  :  1 lb. 

• a bunch of alcohol wipes

• bottle of insect repellent :
  

• anti-venoms and anti-toxins

• 4 flex-cuffs

• a roll of 30 yards of olive drab "100 mph" duct tape : 1 lb. 

• a heavy-duty plastic garbage bag

• Polaroid camera in bag, with 3 film packs  :  2.5 lbs 

• carried in or attached to the rucksack :  3.25 lbs. empty
  

• folding ouiji board and planchet

• spare batteries for GPS radio, walkie-talkie and flashlight

• 5 quart capacity military water bladder (or flotation device), includes strainer :  empty weight 0.25 lbs., weight when full of water 10.25 lbs.

• bug zapper paddle, hung on outside of rucksack
  

  olive drab waterproof nylon poncho : 0.5 lb.
  

• quilted camo poncho liner (usable as sleeping bag) :  1.4 lbs.
  

• spare clothing :  2 lbs.
  

• hammock with rain cover and mosquito net : 1.5 lbs.
  

• waterproof nylon ground sheet, 90" by 40" : 0.9 lbs.
  

• food (12 freeze-dried LRP rations) : 6.75 lbs.
  

• small bottle of water purification tablets

• Katadyn pocket microfilter :  1.2 lbs.
  

• coil of climbing rope, 20 meters long, 10mm diameter : 2.75 lbs.
  

• space blanket

• a basic engine repair tool roll :  3 lb.
  

• bundle of "zip-lok" freezer bags

• clear zip-lock bag with maps and china marker/grease pencil