Sheno

An old lady of the Loud Earth clan of the Nami, Sheno has not intention of heroics. Her only arms are a sling, a lasso (for pulling goats out of the ravine), and a camp knife. Still, she is courageous, and she is a brewster of famous repute among her kinfolk, with an endless list of mysterious brews she can make from the right herbs. As well as the famous brew that gives warriors great courage, and the brew that makes wounds heal quickly, her most recent concoction caused the drinker to answer truthfully the next question put to him.

Sheno is in love with Uri. Their tale is recorded here.

NOTE: The rendering of the reunion of Uri and Sheno includes an artist error. Sheno is depicted wearing a skirt with a sewn-on waistline. In fact her skirt is a single peice of fabric, hemmed at the top and tightened by a drawstring, creating gathers at the waist.

Uri

An old man of the Loud Earth clan of the Nami. Uri lived for a time among the Morhirrim.

NOTE: There is also an error in the rendering of Uri's kilt, as it lacks a proper rooster-tail.

Ynada

Ynada is a wolvine, one of the wild peoples who live Leeside, west of the Spine. An old man with thin white hair that shows his mottled scalp, Ynada is nevertheless quick and agile. His feet are hairy and unshod, and he stands only 3' 11", but, in contrast with other peoples of similar discription, he is a fierce warrior with lance or sword or bow, and his teeth seem unusually pointed.

Ynada's origins are obscure. His people live in the Lonely Forest far to the west, but for some reason he does not discuss he was compelled to leave. Meeting with Shade and Asta on the Dry Plateau, he seems quite taken by the absence of trees.

Ynada rides a wolf named Huggah, an old gray timber wolf. The two are seldom apart. They sleep together away from any campfire and take their meals together—eating much the same food, without, as James Fennimore Cooper might put it, the aid of any of the culinary arts.

Tinker

Called many names: Parangan, Tinker, Old Wanderer, Road Steward, Pilgrim. He is one of the Seven Pilgrims or Stewards sent by the Heralds of the One Who Made the World to look after his creation. The only one regularly seen by most peoples, he travels the ancient highways, stopping in little villages everywhere and, yes, mending pots. He carries no arms but a sturdy sax (similar to a bowie knife), but has many tools.

Tinker travels with a sturdy, shaggy pony named "Henry," who is often loaded down with tools.

The other six pilgrims are:

• the Sky Pilgrim, or Jewel of the Sky, who is occassionally seen as a brightly colored gleam in the morning sky, but almost never met by non-winged folk.
• the Lord of Words, Gnone, who lives in the Citadel of Knowledge, and gathers information by means of mysterious servants, but is rarely seen himself, and refuses all who come seeking wisdom.
• the Steward of the East, Dawn Pilgrim, Lady of Beginnings, who rides the Eastern Sea standing in the bow of a narrow, pale boat. Sailors say she sometimes leads ships out of storms, and sightings of her tall, windblown form are legendary.
• the Steward of the West, Twilight Pilgrim, Lord of Endings, who rides the Western Sea in a low boat. As the Western Sea is rarely traveled, few have ever seen him, and his dark silhouette is an ill-omen.
• the Lady of Waters, Steward of Springs, River Pilgrim, Water Weird, she is revered for her purity and power, and honor given to her at wells and springs, but she is seen rarely except by river-dwelling folk.
• the Steward of the Wilderness, Wood Witch, Toadsitter, Old Mushroom, Wild Pilgrim. Small and mossy, she remains in the deepest wilderness, far from the dwellings of civilized folk. Only the wildest of peoples have dealings with her.

Description of Ynada's eating habits ripped off from the historically inverted (The historical Uncas betrayed his people to white domination) but entertaining story The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fennimore Cooper. Tolkien is widely believed to have also ripped off from Cooper, for the character of Strider, Henneth Annun (The Window on the West), and the Three Hunters.