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• Wizard

  Gandalf

  Istari

  Gandalf, called Olórin in Valinor and Mithrandir by the Elves, was the wisest of the Istari, a Maia sent by the Valar to rouse the free peoples against Sauron. Bearer of Narya, the Ring of Fire, he uncovered the Necromancer, set the quest of Erebor in motion, unmasked the One Ring, led the Fellowship, died against the Balrog of Moria and returned as Gandalf the White to guide the West to victory in the War of the Ring, after which he sailed into the West.

  None; a wanderer through the West of Middle-earth

• Head of the Istari

  Saruman

  Istari

  Saruman the White, Curunír to the Elves, was the chief of the Istari and head of the White Council, a Maia of Aulë whose great knowledge of craft and Ring-lore turned to pride. He seized Isengard, fell under Sauron's sway through the palantír, bred the Uruk-hai and made war on Rohan, was overthrown by the Ents and cast out of the order by Gandalf, and died a beggar's death in the Shire at the hand of his own servant.

  Isengard

• Lord of Mordor

  Sauron

  Maiar

  Sauron was a Maia of Aulë who became Morgoth's lieutenant in the First Age and, after his master's fall, the Dark Lord of the Second and Third Ages in his own right. He forged the One Ring to rule all others, brought about the Downfall of Númenor, and was finally destroyed when the Ring was unmade in Mount Doom.

  Mordor; Barad-dûr

• Balrog of Morgoth

  Durin's Bane

  Balrogs

  Durin's Bane was a Balrog of Morgoth that escaped the War of Wrath and lay hidden beneath the Misty Mountains until the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, delving for mithril, released it in T.A. 1980. It slew two Dwarf-kings, emptied Moria, and ruled the dark there for a thousand years until Gandalf fought it from the Bridge of Khazad-dûm to the peak of Zirakzigil and cast it down.

  Moria

• Lord of Balrogs

  Gothmog

  Balrogs

  Gothmog was the Lord of Balrogs and high-captain of Angband, the deadliest of Morgoth's servants in battle. He gave Fëanor his death-wounds, killed the High King Fingon and took Húrin captive at the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, and led the assault on Gondolin, where he and Ecthelion of the Fountain slew each other.

  Angband

• Queen of Doriath

  Melian

  Maiar

  Melian is the Maia who took bodily form in Middle-earth, wedded the Elven-king Thingol and reigned with him in Doriath, protecting the realm for an age with the Girdle of her power. Mother of Lúthien and the only Ainu to have children among the Eldar, she was the wisest counsellor in Beleriand; after Thingol's death she withdrew her protection and returned to Valinor.

  Doriath

• Wizard

  Radagast

  Istari

  Radagast the Brown, Aiwendil in Valinor, was the Istar of Yavanna's people, a master of birds and beasts and of the changing of shapes and hues, who settled at Rhosgobel by Mirkwood. Gentle and unworldly, he was used by Saruman as an unwitting messenger to trap Gandalf, but his birds also carried the news that brought Gwaihir to Orthanc. His later fate is unrecorded.

  Rhosgobel, on the western eaves of Mirkwood

• Guide of the Sun

  Arien

  Maiar

  Arien is a Maia of fire, once a servant of Vána among the golden flowers of Valinor, who was chosen to guide the vessel of the Sun made from the last fruit of Laurelin. Too bright to be looked upon, she has driven the Sun across the sky since the first sunrise and was feared even by Morgoth.

  The Sun

• Herald of Manwë

  Eönwë

  Maiar

  Eönwë is the herald and banner-bearer of Manwë, counted with Ilmarë as the chief of the Maiar and unmatched in Arda in feats of arms. He led the host of the Valar into Middle-earth in the War of Wrath, took the Silmarils from Morgoth's crown, refused to judge the surrendered Sauron, and taught the Edain before they sailed to Númenor.

  Valinor

• Vassal of Ulmo

  Ossë

  Maiar

  Ossë is a Maia of Ulmo, master of the seas that wash the shores of Middle-earth, a lover of storms who was once nearly won over by Melkor. He befriended the Teleri on the coasts of Beleriand, persuaded some to remain as the Falathrim, anchored Tol Eressëa in the bay of Eldamar, and taught the Sea-elves the building of ships.

  The coasts and shallow seas of Middle-earth

• Wizards of the East

  The Blue Wizards

  Istari

  Alatar and Pallando, the Ithryn Luin or Blue Wizards, were the two Istari chosen by Oromë who passed into the East of Middle-earth with Saruman and never returned to the West. Nothing certain is known of their work, and it was feared that they failed in their mission.

  The East of Middle-earth

• Guide of the Moon

  Tilion

  Maiar

  Tilion is a Maia of Oromë's hunting company, a lover of silver light, who was chosen to steer the vessel of the Moon made from the last flower of Telperion. Wayward in his course and drawn to Arien's fire, he was attacked by Morgoth's spirits of shadow and bears the scars on the Moon's face; he raised the first moonrise seven days before the Sun.

  The Moon

• Lady of the Seas

  Uinen

  Maiar

  Uinen, the Lady of the Seas, is a Maia of Ulmo and the spouse of Ossë, whose hair is spread through every water under the sky. She loves the creatures of the salt sea, restrains her husband's storms, brought him back from Melkor's temptation, wept for the Teleri at the Kinslaying, and was honoured by the mariners of Númenor as their protector.

  The seas of Middle-earth

• Handmaid of Varda

  Ilmarë

  Maiar

  Ilmarë is the handmaid of Varda and, with Eönwë, one of the two Maiar whom the Valaquenta names as chief of their order. Nothing more of her deeds is recorded in the published histories.

  Valinor

• Maker of the Ulumúri

  Salmar

  Maiar

  Salmar is a Maia of Ulmo who made the Ulumúri, the great horns of white shell whose music, once heard, is never forgotten and leaves a lasting longing for the Sea. He is otherwise unrecorded in the published histories.

  The waters of Ulmo