Bill Fierny

Bill Ferny was a man of Bree.
== History ==
Bill Ferny lived in the last house of Bree, and was an opportunistic backstabber who was little liked by respectable folk of the town. He served as a spy for the Ringwraiths, and relayed information about Shire-hobbits to them.
On September 29th of 3018, Ferny and his colleague were at The Prancing Pony when the two of them saw "Mr. Underhill" (Frodo Baggins) vanish into thin air. They reported the information to the Nazgûl, and the Ringwraiths came to attack that night.
After the Ringwraiths raided The Prancing Pony, Bill and his allies went to the inn's stables and set all mounts loose. There was only one pony left in all of Bree: Bill's mistreated one. He sold him for twelve silver pennies to Strider and the Hobbits. As a parting gift, Samwise Gamgee threw an apple at his head.
Bill Ferny's colleague was spotted inside Bill Ferny's house when the company set out to Weathertop.
When trouble came up the Greenway from the South, Bill Ferny and several others opened the gates to them, and left with them after a short battle. He joined Sharkey and guarded the gate at the Brandywine Bridge. His command over the local Shirriffs was hard, but he was no match for the four Hobbits who tried to break in. He fled into the night, but not after his old pony had kicked him in the back.