Marian Winterbeck
Marian Winterbeck is a legendary retired adventurer who, weary of the road, hung up her gear and opened an inn - a famously warm and welcoming house that, by all accounts, never knew much trouble. Then one day criminals burned it to the ground, and many died in the fire. Marian vanished for years afterward.
She has since returned. Now she wanders the world founding havens for adventurers - inns and gathering-places where wayfarers can find rest and welcome - for above all else she loves to help and care for people. Well-travelled and well-connected, she has a way of noticing when something is wrong in the world.