Slugen Crowfoot

Slugen Crowfoot is a wanderer. He rarely lives in one place for long but journeys from clan to clan, from village to village, trading gossip for meals. No one knows where he comes from; his story changes every time he tells it. He may claim to be the exiled heir of a chieftain south of the Isen or the last survivor of a hill-clan slaughtered by Orcs in his childhood. His accent shifts easily and gives nothing away. The hillfolk regard him with suspicion and never offer a warm welcome, but they rarely turn him away. He is friend to none and foe to none. The only place he never goes is the village of Tunum. Years ago the inhabitants drove him out, calling him a half-Orc and a spy, blaming him for the disappearance of a number of women, abducted by Orcs and never seen again. The villagers were right. Slugen is a servant of Isengard, tutored by Saruman and sent forth as a secret emissary. Slugen gathers information as he trades it and sows whatever seeds of mistrust and doubt that his master wishes to plant among the Dunlendings and the Orcs. Most often his rumours and reports serve to drive the hill- clans together against the lowland villages and especially against the hated Rohirrim. He tells many a tale of Eorling treachery and cruelty to those who wish to hear. Slugen does his best to appear harmless. His dark hair is unkempt, his clothes dishevelled. He flatters others as easily as he lies. His true heritage and mission are closely held secrets for he knows to disclose them is invariably death at either the hands of the Dunlendings or his master.