Backgrounds of the Borderlands: 1d6 Wanderers or Travellers

 1d6 TROIKA! backgrounds for travellers around the Keep on the Borderlands.

2.1 - The Lost Valkyrie
This Valkyrie has lost the brave warrior she came to claim. She cannot return to Valhalla before finding him. Despite looking for many years she cannot find him. The more she experiences the human world though, the more she questions wether she really wants to find him. If she finds him, she’d have to leave the human world behind again.

Special:
When rolling to find her way, The Lost Valkyrie does not count her skill stat.

Possessions:
• A Favorite Human Food/Drink (something they wouldn’t have in Valhalla, like herbal tea, cake or frog legs in garlic sauce or something)
• A Spear
• A Shield
• A Flying Horse
• A pet Raven that is supposed to guide her but constantly comments on her inability to find her charge.
• Swan Themed Valkyrie Armour.

Advanced Skills:
3 Flying Horse Flying
3 Spear Fighting
2 Shield Fighting

2 Speak With Dead
1 Opera Singing

2.2 - The Artisan
This diminutive man with a coloured hat and a magnificent beard is called a dwarf by some and a gnome by others. What they all know and agree on though, is that he’s a master artisan, as is proven by his wagon, which does not need any beast to pull it, but rather puls itself on arms of wood and iron. 

Possessions:
• Mechanical Wagon
• Mechanic Tools
• Boomerang

• Beard Oils

Advanced Skills:
4 Dwarfen Engineering
3 Mechanical Wagon Driving
2 Boomerang Throwing
1 Whistling

2.3 - The Itinerant Priest
This priest travels from place to place, ministering to the faithful, bringing light and healing through words and actions to show the mercy of Christ.

Possessions:
• Portable Shrine
• Sacred Oils
• Quarterstaff (worn by walking)

Advanced Skills:
3 Forgiveness
3 Medicine
1 Preaching
1 Listening
1 Healing Miracle
1 Blessing: Create Holy Water

2.4 - The Hired Help
This person hires themselves out to do mundane tasks for adventurous types. Through doing that, they have learned some adventuring tricks themselves. They are recognizable by their very large backpacks.

Special:
This character is very skilled at carrying things. They may carry eighteen (18) things without issue instead of the standard twelve (12). Additionally they always add a +6 to their item retrieval checks.

Possessions:
• A very large backpack
• A lantern with oil
• A prodding stick
• A crowbar (as club when used in battle)
• A shovel
• A Hammer and Spikes

Advanced Skills:
1 Searching
1 Safe Carrying
1 Hiding
1 Trekking
1 Crowbar Fighting
1 Camping
1 Gathering
1 Watch keeping
1 Moving silently
1 Cooking

2.5 - The Boar Rider
There are villages in the chaotic lands where small people live that cannot be tamed by either Law or Chaos. These Gaul warriors are as brave and fearless as they are small, and their warriors ride wild boars.

Possessions:
• A Boar Mount
• A Maul
• Sling
• A bag with 10 Slinging Stones
• A Torc

Advanced Skills:
3 Boar Riding
3 Heckling
2 Club Fighting
2 Sling Shooting

2.6 - The Escaped Princess
Tired of waiting to be rescued by a brave prince this princess escaped on her own, using guile, trickery and charm she can outsmart many a monster. Her weapon is her wits.

Special:

The Lost Princess can improvise with found objects for a skill without any penalty. (a hair clip or a needle will do to pick a lock, a frying pan will do for a club, etc.)

Possessions:
• A fancy dress
• A Big Chest of make-up and clothes (Large)

Advanced Skills:
3 Gossip 

3 Charm
2 Impersonation

1 Move Silently

1 Deception
1 Lock Picking