[The Saucepan Man]

Son of Númenor awoke on the fifth morning to find the village deserted. The Phantom Inn was no longer the usual warm, welcoming haven, but cold and empty. The innkeeper was nowhere to be seen, and neither were the sturdy stonemason and the handicrafts woman.

“Ah, at least Encaitare is awake,” he thought to himself, seeing a plume of smoke rising from her chimney.

So, donning his red hooded cape, the timid carpenter set off to visit the grumpy old lady, who just happened to be his grandmother.

On entering her house, he noticed a large haunch of meat roasting over her fire. He caught his breath as he recalled the horrors of previous mornings, but was relieved to see his grandmother sitting up in bed, a large toothy grin on her face. She wore her familiar nightdress and nightcap and a pair of small round spectacles were perched on her nose. And yet, there was something different about her. Something not quite right …

“My what large eyes you have, grandmother,” he said.

“All the better to see you with, my child” she replied.

“And what large ears you have, grandmother,” he continued.

“All the better to hear you with, young man,” she replied.

“And what large teeth you have grandmother,” he ventured again.

“All the better to eat you with!” she roared and, quick as a flash, the old lady leaped across the room at the carpenter with surprising agility. And, as she did so, she underwent a startling transformation ...

For what was left of Encaitare was slowly roasting over the fire, while the creature hurtling towards Son of Númenor was not his grandmother at all, but one of the Werewolves that had been troubling the village so.

Living:
The Barrow-Wight
the phantom
dancing spawn of ungoliant
Son of Númenor

Dead:
Oddwen (Villager) - slaughtered, plucked and trussed like a chicken on Night 1
Fordim Hedgethistle (Villager) - Lynched and hung in a flurry puns on Day 1
Anguirel (Guardian) - Carved up and barbequed on Night 2
Feanor of the Peredhil (Villager) - Lynched and hung despite her quick tongue on Day 2
Holbytlass (Seer) - Eyeballs plucked out and throat slit on Night 3
Nimrodel_9 (Werewolf) – Lynched and hung when the struggle was done on Day 3
Eomer of the Rohirrim (Villager) - Relieved of a pound of flesh and devoured on Night 4
Ainaserkewen (Villager) - Lynched and hung all innocent and young on Day 4
Encaitare (Villager) - Roasted over a fire and replaced in her bed on Night 5

Score:
Werewolves: 2
Villagers: 2
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Epilogue

As dancing spawn of ungoliant leaped on Son of Númenor, she tore a huge chunk of flesh out of his arm with her cruel teeth. But, as they lay on the floor together, the carpenter reacted the quicker. Jumping up, he made straight for the door and out into the open air, where he was confronted by the Barrow-Wight.

Which, in the ordinary course of events, would not have been a problem. But Son of Númenor had been bitten by a Werewolf, and his curse had already started to work its terrible magic. He tried to cry out a warning to the stonemason, but a dreadful howl issued forth from his mouth, which by now had become more a canine snout than a mouth.

The Barrow-Wight, being a Werewolf Hunter of some renown, was prepared. Seeing before him a creature half transformed from man into wolf, he let loose the trusty silver bolt from his crossbow and it struck Son of Númenor square in the forehead. As the carpenter crumpled dead to the ground, the Barrow-Wight let out a triumphant cry.

But his jubilation was short-lived. As one Werewolf appeared at the doorway to Encaitare’s house, a growl behind him told him that another was closing for the kill.

“Rats!” he muttered, before being torn limb from limb by dancing spawn of ungoliant and the phantom.

Yet again, the Werewolves had won!
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For those who are interested, here are the facts and figures:

Starting roles:
Anguirel (Grim Blacksmith) - Guardian
Feanor of the Peredhil (Village Healer) - Villager
Holbytlass (Old Farmer’s Wife) - Seer
Eomer of the Rohirrim (Rich Merchant) - Villager
The Barrow-Wight (Strong Stonemason) - Hunter
the phantom (Landlord of The Phantom Inn) - Werewolf
Fordim Hedgethistle (Tall Sheep-Shearer) - Villager
Encaitare (Grumpy Old Lady) - Villager
Ainaserkewen (Village Innocent) - Villager
dancing spawn of ungallant (Handicrafts Woman) - Werewolf
Oddwen (Henwife) - Villager
Son of Númenor (Timid Carpenter) - Cursed
Nimrodel_9 (Simple Farm Girl) - Werewolf

NIGHT 1:
Werewolf victim: Oddwen
Seer Dream: Feanor of the Peredhil
Guardian guards: Fordim Hedgethistle

DAY 1:
Votes:
the phantom - 3
Fordim Hedgethistle - 7
Holbytlass - 1
Lynched: Fordim Hedgethistle

NIGHT 2:
Werewolf victim: Anguirel
Seer Dream: Anguirel
Guardian guards: Eomer of the Rohirrim

DAY 2:
Votes:
Feanor of the Peredhil - 4
Ainaserkewen - 3
Son of Numenor - 1
Lynched: Feanor of the Peredhil

NIGHT 3:
Werewolf victim: Holbytlass
Seer Dream: Eomer of the Rohirrim

DAY 3:
Votes: Nimrodel_9 - 5
Lynched: Nimrodel_9

NIGHT 4:
Werewolf victim: Eomer of the Rohirrim

DAY 4:
Votes: Ainaserkewen - 2
Lynched: Ainaswerkewen

NIGHT 5:
Werewolf victim: Encaitare

DAY 5:
Villagers - 2
Werewolves - 2

The Werewolves are victorious!