Bard+and+Beorn



**Bard**- Bard is a member of Laketown. He has a weird reputation for someone that has been there since he was little. He is known to have prophesying floods and poisoned fish, but is worth and courageous. He is a captain of a company of archers and is the descendent of Girion, Lord of Dale. He lives in Laketown because his kingdom was taken by Smug in the earlier years. One day after about a week or so after Thorin and his company stopped by, Smug came and attack the little town of Laketown. Bard was there in the middle of it all, firing all his arrows at the blasted beast. His company was leaving him and he was down to his final arrow. This arrow was black and was from his father and his father's father. He was about to fire when a thrush came and perched on his shoulder and started to speak to him. Surprisingly, he could understand the thing. The thrush told him the weak spot of the dragon. With his last and final arrow, Bard shot Smug in the left breast. Smug than let out a cry and fell dead. Bard is the dragon slayer.



**Beorn-** Beorn lives in the wood close to Mirkwood. He is a skin changer and mostly turns into a bear. He loves animals and doesn't eat meat, but rather things like a vegetarian might eat. Thorin and his company send a few nights at his house and at the end of the story Beorn shows up at the Battle of five armies. He is a kind person but doesn't really like company at his place. He is more like a giant compared to a human.