Father Varis - Executed
Mother Silaqui - Estranged due to grief and remarriage.
Half-Sister Caelynn - Loves her dearly though has only seen her twice in 5 years.
Step-Father Aust - Nerdanye likes how he's treated her Mother. He's a travelling Merchant who travels all across Golarion seeking new treasures or riches to sell with a particular specialisation in magical artefacts.
Your father seems to have changed name from Galorfin. I will go with what you have here (Varis).
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman
hmm yeah not sure how that happened :-S
In essence I think Nerdanye would have done everything in her power to beat them to Sandpoint.
Her Family know's nothing of the nature of her powers or of the Amulets. (Possible exception with Aust - being a trader of magical artefacts may have knowledge about them but nothing too specific) She plans to keep it as separate from them as possible.
In addition Aust is a travelling merchant. He's likely in no rush. Could be Sandpoint is just the end-point of a current caravan route or he's been summoned to inspect and object for sale or both.
They had a couple of weeks head start on Nerdanye given the letter had to reach her.
All the letter contained was.
Dearest Nerdanye,
We're travelling to Sandpoint and will be away from Bellis for 3-5 Months.
All our love
Silaqui, Caelynn, Aust
I have already determined your family's fate through my Encounters Charts ;)
But this little clarification was nice. :)
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman
Varis - Along with several other accomplished Wizards started researching paths to true immortality. Nerdanye only heard the rumours that he was arrested because he summoned an undead army to conquer the Elves and establish himself as ruler, others said he wanted to create a major Elven empire, others said it was just the leaders fear of their power. What ever the true story the officials said he and the others had been practicing Dark Arts and was to be executed. His family were deemed guilty by association but as the Silaqui was not found with those to be executed and had no knowledge of the Dark Arts she and Nerdanye were exiled.
Silaqui - Become near catatonic when Varis was killed. Nerdanye had to do everything for her gather food make her eat find a place to stay and live. When Nerdanye found the settlement in (new location TBD) she left her mother there and struck out to make enough money to keep them alive. Sending money back and returning when she could. Slowly Silaqui came back to herself, Nerdanye despised her for her weakness and her return trips became less frequent until Silaqui had remarried and had another daughter.
Caelynn - Nerdanye has doted on her since she was a baby on her return trips. An energetic and adventurous child prone to getting into mischief and has tried many times to follow Nerdanye out on her adventures. Once she managed to follow Nerdanye in secrecy for two days before hunger and thirst became too much. With the supplies low between two Nerdanye had to push on to the next town. Caelynn managed to get into all sorts of trouble and provided a good distraction on some of Nerdanye's con's it was two weeks before she had to return to her family.
Aust - A merchant first met Silaqui when she was returning to herself. He also was a grieving widow at the time and they found solace in each others company, which eventually turned to love. Stout and strong for an Elf he is a great warrior in his own right. Nerdanye loves him for his strength and protection of her family.
Would you consider him an almost Indiana Jones type of person?
Knows about magical and old stuff, can fight, travels to seek stuff and then trades it.
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman
Yeah I guess that's a pretty good description of him.
Moving them to Mierani can work they could just have been travelling Varisia to account for how long it's taken me to get there from Starfall also neglected a potential major reason the might be coming to Starfall. We worship Desna possibly Aust is delivering a holy artifact for the church or has some Desna artifacts he thought the church might be interested in buying. That could be the end of their line and planning a rest stop there before trekking home
Okay, now some of this needs to come out 'in game'. I haven't heard Nerdanye sound desperate to find her family at all in play (especially given they were meant to be there before her). Wouldn't she be quite concerned?
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman
So not that it now matters, but I was just on facebook and found an awesome picture of someone who cosplayed the Blood Elf image used for Nerdanye which was then digitally manipulated and looks amazing https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1149253_342175809262284_1227937094_o.jpg