Wormtongue

The Ringbearer 'babysits' Wormtongue and 'is a minion'. At night, Sauron may make 1 player evil. [+1 Outsider]

Wormtongue corrupts the most trusted men with venomous words.

• Wormtongue does not have a character token. Instead, the Ringbearer "is a Minion" while Wormtongue is in play.
• Good cannot win the game until they execute the Ringbearer. This is risky—if they are mistaken, they might give the Ring over to Sauron's agents.
• Sauron wakes each night and decides if they would like to choose a player to become evil. This means that none can be truly trusted while Wormtongue is in play.
• Determining whether Wormtongue is in play can often decide the whole game—find this out at all costs!
• If there is 1 non-Wormtongue Minion alive, and they bear the Ring, they are at extreme risk. If good executes them, both remaining Minions will be dead at once, and Sauron will die.

During setup, remove Wormtongue and add an Outsider token. Mark the Ringbearer with the ADVISOR reminder. This indicates that they "are a minion". This reminder moves with the Ring and is never removed or separated from the Ringbearer reminder.

Each night, if Wormtongue's EVIL reminder has not yet been placed, wake Sauron. Show them the USE YOUR ABILITY? info card and Wormtongue's token. If they point to a player, that player becomes evil. Flip their character token upside-down to indicate this and mark them with the EVIL reminder. Then put Sauron to sleep and wake the evil player, inform them that they are evil, and put them back to sleep.

If Sauron declines, simply put them back to sleep.