The mercenary is a neutral role
the mercenary cannot be in the same round as clown
the mercenary has 2 abilities, both used in the night
Ability 1 (guard) :
The mercenary uses this ability to shield someone, preventing them from ANY interactions, except the assassin’s and clown’s kill. If the guard is successful and someone interacts with the guarded player, the interaction is completely nullified, and the person who tried to interact with the guarded player gets the message “the mercenary guarded your target”.
The mercenary also gets a gold coin, to use for their second ability.
Ability 2 (bribe) :
The mercenary gives a gold coin to someone, bribing them. When this happens, the mercenary gets to know the role of the bribed player, but the bribed player only knows that they were bribed and not by whom. The mercenary can also bribe multiple people.
Win condition:
The mercenary wins only if at least one bribed player survives till the end with them, so that means that they have multiple ways of winning, unlocked with their second ability