Giantess of the vast empty plains, Hermina won leadership of her people in a contest of wills and strength against her lover, Lan, who is now her second-in-command. She is a head taller than the next tallest giant, and the running joke about her is that that makes her both stronger and smarter. A ljudkrmilo is a "people tiller" or "farmer of people" - their term for a leader. She is a major voice in the Grey Alliance.